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Extending the Criminal Case Conferencing Trial

Thu Jun 30 2011

The Criminal Case Conferencing Trial Amendment (Extension) Regulation 2011 and the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Briefs of Evidence) Regulation 2011 commence on 30 June 2011.

The object of the Criminal Case Conferencing Trial Amendment (Extension) Regulation 2011 is to extend the operation of the Criminal Case Conferencing Trial until 1 July 2012. The trial operates under the _Criminal Case Conferencing Trial Act 2008 _and provides for compulsory pre-committal conferences and the codification of sentence discounts for guilty pleas in certain criminal matters conducted in Sydney. The government is still considering the future of the Criminal Case Conferencing scheme.

The object of the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Briefs of Evidence) Regulation 2011 is to extend the operation of the trial scheme operating under the Criminal Procedure Regulation 2010. The regulation sets out the requirements to serve briefs of evidence in summary matters and has been extended to allow for an evaluation of the trial’s outcomes to be completed.

30 June 2011

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