Clause 38
Amendment of section 160
of Criminal Justice Reform Bill
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Clause 38
Section 160 of the Code is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “the accused” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “the defence”; and
(b)
by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) Where the defence informs the court during any criminal case disclosure conference conducted under this Division that the accused intends to plead guilty to the charge, the court must fix a date for the accused’s plea to be taken in accordance with Division 3 of Part XI.”.