198C
CurrentAbolition of Basha procedure
Chapter 5Trial on indictment
Part 5.5Pre-trial procedure
Division 3APre-trial taking of evidence and cross-examination
198C Abolition of Basha procedure
S. 198C inserted by No. 48/2018 s. 31.
The common law procedure of an accused cross‑examining a witness to enable the accused to adequately prepare and present a defence is abolished.
Note
This provision abolishes the procedure of holding a hearing of the kind attributed to R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337.
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