CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES 2000

This legislation has been repealed.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Interpretation
            
   4.      Application
            
   5.      Electronic documents and communications

   PART 2 -- General provisions  

   6.      Filing and serving documents
            
   7.      Applications
            
   8.      Adjournments
            
   9.      Appearance by audio links or video links
            
   10.     Duties to be obeyed as soon as practicable
            
   11.     Court may extend or shorten time

   PART 3 -- Duties of lawyer acting for accused to notify court  

   12.     Duty to notify when acting for an accused
            
   13.     Duty to notify when ceasing to act for an accused
            
   14.     Presumptions as to who is acting for an accused
            
   15.     Lawyers acting for offenders, on appeals, etc.

   PART 4 -- Corporations  

   16.     Application
            
   17.     Corporation may appoint a representative
            
   18.     Representative’s functions
            
   19.     Pleas on behalf of the corporation

   PART 5 -- Indictments, arraignment and related matters  

   20.     Indictments, form and service of
            
   21.     Arraignment
            
   22.     Nolle prosequi, form and service of

   PART 6 -- Specific applications  

   23.     Application for bail
            
   24.     Application for acceleration of proceedings (Code ss. 608 & 609)
            
           25. Application for a stay of proceedings
            
   26.     Application to quash indictment (Code s. 614)
            
           27. Application for trial by judge alone (Code s. 651A)
            
           28. Application under Criminal Injuries (Compensation) Act 1970

   PART 7 -- Witnesses  

   29.     Witness in custody, request for presence of
            
   30.     Subpoenas, request for and issue of
            
   31.     Subpoenas, service of
            
   32.     Subpoenas, setting aside
            
   33.     Subpoenas to produce records or things
            
   34.     Warrant to arrest a witness

   PART 8 -- Matters prior to actual trial  

   35.     Change of court
            
   36.     Change of venue (Code ss. 577 & 611)
            
   40.     Status hearings
            
   41.     Pre-trial hearings

   PART 9 -- Arresting, remanding or imprisoning an accused or an offender  

   42.     Warrant to arrest an accused
            
   43.     Warrant to remand an accused
            
   44.     Warrant to imprison an offender

   PART 10 -- Trial  

   45.     Proper officer
            
   46.     Jury may be given documents

   PART 11 -- Sentencing and other orders  

   47.     Pending charges
            
   48.     Materials to assist in sentencing
            
   49.     Trial as to material facts
            
   50.     Stay of operation of orders pending an appeal

   PART 12 -- Court of Criminal Appeal  

   51.     Interpretation
            
   52.     Sittings
            
   53.     Commencing an appeal
            
   54.     Extensions of time
            
   55.     Particulars may be sought and ordered
            
   56.     Attorney General’s reference of point of law (Code s. 693A)
            
           57. Reserving other matters to the CCA
            
   58.     Petitions for the Royal Prerogative of Mercy
            
   59.     Stay of execution
            
   60.     Judge’s notes
            
   61.     Obtaining additional evidence
            
   62.     Special commissioners and assessors
            
   63.     Single judge’s powers (reviewable)
            
   64.     Single judge’s powers (not reviewable)
            
   65.     Guideline judgments
            
   66.     Discontinuing an appeal
            
   67.     Enforcement of CCA’s orders
            
   68.     Final outcome of appeal, certificate of

   PART 13 -- Recording court proceedings  

   69.     Transcripts may be in electronic form
            
   70.     Which proceedings are to be recorded and transcribed
            
   71.     Recorders and transcribers, duties of
            
   72.     Accuracy of transcript
            
   73.     Entitlement of parties to transcripts
            
   74.     Custody of recordings and transcripts

   PART 14 -- Court records and judgments  

   75.     Committal papers
            
   76.     Non-parties may apply for transcripts etc.
            
   77.     Clerk of arraigns’ duties
            
   78.     Final outcome of trial or proceeding, certificate of
            
   79.     Custody of exhibits

   PART 15 -- Miscellaneous  

   80.     Repeals
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Forms  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Information for witnesses
           Compilation table