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JURY DIRECTIONS ACT 2013 (NO. 12 OF 2013)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Application of Act  

   PART 2--GENERAL

   5.      Guiding principles  
   6.      Particular form of words not required for direction  
   7.      Power to extend or abridge time  

   PART 3--REQUEST FOR DIRECTIONS

   8.      Purposes of Part  
   9.      Application of Part  
   10.     Defence counsel must inform trial judge of matters in issue  
   11.     Legal practitioners must request that particular directions be given or not given  
   12.     Unrepresented accused  
   13.     Trial judge need not give direction that relates to matter not in issue or not requested  
   14.     Trial judge must give requested directions  
   15.     When trial judge must give direction regardless of parties' views  
   16.     Abolition of common law obligation to give certain directions  

   PART 4--TRIAL JUDGE'S SUMMING UP

   17.     Trial judge's obligations when summing up  
   18.     Trial judge required to identify only evidence necessary for determination of issues  
   19.     Trial judge may give integrated directions  

   PART 5--PROOF BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT

   20.     When trial judge may explain "proof beyond reasonable doubt"  
   21.     How explanation may be given in response to jury question  

   PART 6--POST-OFFENCE CONDUCT

   22.     Definitions  
   23.     Prosecution notice of evidence to be relied on as evidence of incriminating conduct  
   24.     Evidence of incriminating conduct  
   25.     Mandatory direction on use of evidence of incriminating conduct  
   26.     Additional direction on incriminating conduct  
   27.     Direction to avoid risk of improper use of evidence  
   28.     Abolition of common law rules  

   PART 7--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   29.     Criminal Procedure Act 2009—Jury documents  
   30.     Criminal Procedure Act 2009—Judge's directions to the jury  
   31.     Criminal Procedure Act 2009—Rules of court  
   32.     Criminal Procedure Act 2009—New section 443 inserted  
   33.     Juries Act 2000—statute law revision  
   34.     Transitional provisions  
           SCHEDULE
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