Criminal Trials Act 1861 No 3a (NSW)

No. VI.

An Act to extend the provisions contained in
the Fifty-eighth Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth

Sections of the Common Law Procedure Act

of 1857. [13th March, 18651.]

BE it enacted by t h e Queen ' s Mos t Exce l l en t Majesty by a n d with t h e advice and consent of t h e Legislat ive Council and Legislative

Assembly of N e w South W a l e s in P a r l i a m e n t assembled and by the

au thor i ty of t h e same as follows :—

1 . I n every c r imina l case t h a t shall be t r ied before any Cour t

of Cr iminal Ju r i sd ic t ion and in all Civil Act ions t r ied before any

J u d g e of any Dis t r ic t Cour t t h e Pr i soner ' s or Defendant ' s Counsel or Advocate m a y reserve his address to t h e J u d g e or J u r y if he t h inks fit so to do un t i l t he close of t h e evidence for the Defence and t h e r ight t o reply shall be t he same as a t present .

2. W h e n such address on t h e p a r t of the Defence is reserved as aforesaid t he evidence in reply if any on the p a r t of t h e Crown or t he Plaintiff m u s t be given before such address.

3. I n cases where t h e Counsel or Advocate for t he Defendant begins t h e Counsel or Advocate for t h e Plaintiff shall be ent i t led to reserve his address to t h e J u d g e or J u r y in l ike m a n n e r and subject t o t h e same condi t ions as hereinbefore provided wi th respect to t h e Counsel or Advocate for t h e Defendant .

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