Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Criminal Procedure Act 2009 - SECT 69

Procedure for joint hearings if no case submission made

69. Procedure for joint hearings if no case submission made



(1) After the close of the case for the prosecution, an accused who wishes to
make a submission that there is no case for the accused to answer must do so
at that time.

(2) If, after the Magistrates' Court has ruled on all no case submissions,
charges against 2 or more accused remain to be determined, each accused must
advise the court, in response to questioning under section 67 or 68, which of
the options referred to in section 66(b) or (c) the accused elects to take.