The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice? means the resident magistrate sitting an examining justice in a court of petty sessions under section 2 of the act; ?preliminary report? means a report. drafted for the purpose set out in rule 6; ?prosecution? includes all prosecution

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice in cases of abuse of process. 11. upon service of a preliminary report, the resident magistrate shall? (a) ensure that the accused person or his attorney-at-law have had an opportunity to consider the preliminary report; (b) where app

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice may permit or require committal proceedings to take place where the: prosecution have. not completed their file and material remains. outstanding where he considers it in the interests of justice to do so. (3) in exercising his discreti

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice shall regard this as a significant matter. (5) while the seriousness of the allegations is a relevant matter, the expectation is that such cases require greater expedition and effort to be ready on time, (6) the mere fact that a case i

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice, should he decline either to adjourn the hearing or set a new timetable or otherwise excuse the failure, may in the interests of justice do one of the following? (a) rule inadmissible for the purposes of committal proceedings only, any

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice (or the clerk of courts) will ensure that the original statement for each witness has been properly signed and dated by them or, where the defendant is represented and the ?parties agree, the examining justice may read the statements and

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice shall decide whether there is a prima facie case and if, in his judgment, there is not a prima facie case, he shall? (a) announce so in open court, giving brief reasons for his decision; and : (6) discharge the accused person. (11) if

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice; (¢) the name of accused person; (d) the date of birth of the accused person; (¢) the address of the accused person; () that no witnesses gave oral evidence; (2) the charges upon which committed; (7) the venue of circuit court to which c

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examining justice may ask questions at any stage. (2) a verbatim record of the evidence shall be kept by the examining justice. (3) if the verbatim record of the evidence is written or typed, then, once the witness has completed his evidence, or at the

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examining justice presiding over the committal proceedings. (16) once it has been confirmed that all formalities have been properly observed and the statement has been read, the examining justice will state, in open court, that this statement is admitted

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examining justice finds a prima facie case on any charge, he shall commit the accused person for trial on those charges and issue the standard directions for cases committed to the circuit court. (27) the court shall issue a certificate to be known as th

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examining justice to explain rules to accused person. the committal proceedings rules, 2016 (¢) any proposed editing of the question answer records by the defence shall be served upon the prosecution within 30 days of receipt of the record; (d) unles

The Committal Proceedings Act

examining justice) name of accused address date of birth was today committed, on bail/in custody *to stand trial at (name of circuit court venue) on (date) on the following charges (fist below/see annex attached*) no witnesses/the following witnesse