Poor Prisoners Defence Act 1907 (NSW)

A cts No. -2:), 1907, A No. 1, 190S.

F oo7' Frifio?ier.s .Drfeuce.— Fublic, IForks [Iiito'enl).

Act No. 23, 1907.

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All A ct to ]ii;ik(' provision tor tlic (UO'ciicc of I Ma KNVK.

])oor prisoners : and tor otlu'r ])iirpos(‘s con-

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) I'j it (‘nactc'd l>y th r lviuL;'’s Most liixc'. lloiit Maj(‘sty, l>y ami with

Asscml)ly of New South W'ah's in ParliauK'nt assembled, and l)y the 13 1 lu' advi(“(' ami coiismit of the Lc"islativi ' Council and .Lc^,islativ(‘

authori ty of tlu' same, as iollows ;—

1. This Act mav 1m ' cited as the “ I ’oor I’risouers nerema' Act, shoi-uitir.

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2. Any ])(M'soii committed for trial for an indiclahle olfence I'n.vision I'oi-iĉ ai a^’ainst tlie laws of A('\\ Smith W all's may, at any time hel'niv the jury is sworn, apply to the committing' man'ist I'ati', or to a imlu'c oi thi' Stqu'eme Court, or to a clmirmau of ijuarter sessions, I'or leyal aid foi'amiA naiv. vii, ’

liis defence.

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If the jud^e or chairman of quarter sessions or flic (!ommitting lu'ic'istrate is of opinion, on the facts hrou^'ht before liim, that such ])ersou is without adi'ipiate means to provide defence I'or himself, and tha t it is desirable in tlie interests of justice tha t such le^-al aid should he sup[)li(‘d, he shall certify this to the Attorney-iienei'al. who may thereujion cause arraiu^mnents to hi' made for the del'enee of the accused person, and payiueut of the oxjienses of all inateriai witnesses.