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2010-01-09

100. Hearings in a committal proceeding and attendance of accused

100. Hearings in a committal proceeding and attendance of accused

(1) The hearings that may be held in a committal proceeding are—

(a) a filing hearing;
(b) a special mention hearing;

(c) a compulsory examination hearing;

(d) a committal mention hearing;

(e) a committal case conference;

(f) a committal hearing.

(2) An accused must attend all hearings in the committal proceeding against the accused unless excused under—

(a) section 135, in the case of a committal hearing; or

(b) section 330, in any other case.


The definition of attend is provided at section 3.

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