Section 344A — Crimes Act 1961: Interlocutory order relating to admissibility of evidence

344A Interlocutory order relating to admissibility of evidence (1) Where any person is committed for trial and— (a) The prosecutor or the accused wishes to adduce any particular evidence at the trial; and (b) He believes that the admissibility of that evidence may be challenged,—

he may at any time before the trial apply to a Judge of the Court by or before which the indictment is to be tried for an order to the effect that the evidence is admissible. (2) The Judge shall give each party an opportunity to be heard in respect of the application before deciding whether or not to make the order. (3) The Judge may make an order under this section on such terms and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit. (4) Nothing in this section nor in any order made under this section shall affect the right of the prosecutor or the accused to seek to adduce evidence that he claims is admissible during the trial, nor the discretion of the trial Judge to allow or exclude any evidence in accordance with any rule of law. Section 344A was inserted, as from 1 January 1981, by section 3(1) Crimes Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 63).