Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 4) 1998 (NO. 57 OF 1998) - SECT 2

    This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette .

3.     Principal Act

    In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Crimes Act 1900 . ¹

4.     Insertion

    After section 423 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

“423A.     Order of closing addresses

“(1)     In a trial on indictment, the closing address for the defence may be given after the closing address for the prosecution.

“(2)     Where, in the closing address for the defence in a trial on indictment, relevant facts are asserted which are not supported by any evidence that is before the jury, the prosecution may, with the leave of the Court, address the jury further in reply to any such assertion.”.