New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 141

141 Mandatory pre-trial disclosure

(1) After the indictment is presented or filed in proceedings, the following pre-trial disclosure is required--

(a) the prosecutor is to give notice of the prosecution case to the accused person in accordance with section 142,

(b) the accused person is to give notice of the defence response to the prosecution's notice in accordance with section 143,

(c) the prosecution is to give notice of the prosecution response to the defence response in accordance with section 144.

(2) Pre-trial disclosure required by this section is to take place before the date set for the trial in the proceedings and in accordance with a timetable determined by the court.

Note--: Practice notes issued by the court will guide determinations of the timetable for pre-trial disclosures and related matters.

(3) The court may vary any such timetable if it considers that it would be in the interests of the administration of justice to do so.

(4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the timetable for pre-trial disclosure.