Criminal Procedure Amendment (Briefs of Evidence) Regulation 2008 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Criminal Procedure Amendment

(Briefs of Evidence) Regulation 2008

under the

Criminal Procedure Act 1986

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986.

JOHN HATZISTERGOS, M.L.C.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to extend, until 30 June 2009, the operation of the trial scheme under clause 24 of the Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005 (which lists the kind of proceedings for which prosecutors are not required to serve briefs of evidence) and clause 24A of that Regulation (which allows prosecutors to give short briefs of evidence to defendants in certain circumstances).

This Regulation is made under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986, including section 4 (the general regulation-making power) and sections 183 and 187.

Published in Gazette No 123 of 26 September 2008, page 9400	Page 1
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Clause 1	Criminal Procedure Amendment (Briefs of Evidence) Regulation 2008

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Briefs of Evidence)

Regulation 2008

under the

Criminal Procedure Act 1986

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Briefs of
Evidence) Regulation 2008.

2 Amendment of Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005

The Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Criminal Procedure Amendment (Briefs of Evidence) Regulation 2008

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 24 Offences for which briefs of evidence not required

Omit “the end of the period of 12 months after the commencement of this subclause” from clause 24 (2).

Insert instead “30 June 2009”.

[2]      Clause 24A Requirements for short briefs of evidence in certain circumstances

Omit “12 November 2008” from clause 24A (7).
Insert instead “30 June 2009”.

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