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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
ENDNOTES
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