Victorian Consolidated Legislation

CRIMES (CRIMINAL TRIALS) ACT 1999

No. 35 of 1999
Version incorporating amendments as at 27 July 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2-PRESENTMENT TO BE FILED

   4.      Presentment to be filed

   PART 3-PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE

   5.      Directions hearing
   6.      Summary of prosecution opening and notice of pre-trial admissions
   7.      Defence response to summary of prosecution opening and notice of pre-trial admissions
   8.      Provisions applicable to prosecution and defence
   9.      Expert evidence
   10.     Disclosure of questions of law
   11.     Taking of evidence from a witness prior to trial

   PART 4-TRIAL

   12.     Judge constituting court
   13.     Defence response to prosecutor's opening
   14.     Judge's address to the jury
   15.     Evidence at trial
   16.     Comment on departure or failure
   17.     Names of defence witnesses
   18.     Cross-examination
   19.     Jury documents
   20.     Manner of giving evidence
   21.     Retrial

   PART 5-GENERAL

   22.     Power to extend time
   23.     Parties must inform Juries Commissioner of certain events
   24.     Costs
   25.     Costs liability of legal practitioner
   26.     Costs order
   27.     Counsel required to retain brief for trial
   28.     Complaints about legal practitioners
   29.     Related trials
   30.     Service of documents by prosecutor
   31.     Exercise of prosecutor's functions and powers
   32.     Relationship with other legislation
   33.     Transitional provisions
   33A.    Transitional provision-Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006.

   PART 6-Repealed

           34-38 Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details