Section 536.4 — Criminal Code: Order for hearing

The justice before whom a preliminary inquiry is to be held may order, on application of the prosecutor or the accused or on the justice’s own motion, that a hearing be held, within the period fixed by rules of court made under section 482 or 482.1 or, if there are no such rules, by the justice, to assist the parties to identify the issues on which evidence will be given at the inquiry; assist the parties to identify the witnesses to be heard at the inquiry, taking into account the witnesses’ needs and circumstances; and encourage the parties to consider any other matters that would promote a fair and expeditious inquiry. When the hearing is completed, the justice shall record any admissions of fact agreed to by the parties and any agreement reached by the parties.