Section 325 — Crimes Act 1961: Powers of substituted Court to compel attendance
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325 Powers of substituted Court to compel attendance (1) For the purposes of the trial before the substituted Court, the Judge of that Court may issue any process for apprehending the person to be tried, and may compel the attendance of witnesses, or of the person to be tried, in the same manner as if the indictment were originally filed at the substituted Court. (2) The Judge of the substituted Court shall also have in respect of the person charged the same powers as the Judge of the Court of committal has under section 323 of this Act, and the provisions of that section shall apply accordingly, with all necessary modifications. Compare: 1908 No 32 ss 373, 375 Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 March 1996, by section 4(1) Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 68) by substituting the word “ filed ” for the word “ presented ” . See clause 2 Crimes Amendment Act Commencement Order 1996 (SR 1996/1).
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