New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 91

91 Magistrate may set aside requirements for statements

(1) In any committal proceedings, the Magistrate may dispense with all or any of the following requirements relating to statements or exhibits--

(a) service of documents on the accused person,

(b) provision to the accused person of a reasonable opportunity to inspect proposed exhibits,

(c) specification of the age of the person who made a statement,

(d) any requirement specified by the regulations under this Division or Part 3A of Chapter 6, if the regulations do not prohibit the Magistrate from dispensing with the requirement.

(2) A requirement may be dispensed with under this section only on an application by the accused person or with the consent of the accused person.

Note--: Some of these requirements are made by or under Part 3A of Chapter 6.