Section 344C — Crimes Act 1961: Information relating to identification witness to be supplied to defendant

344C Information relating to identification witness to be supplied to defendant (1) In this section identification witness , in relation to the trial of a person accused of any offence, means a person who claims to have seen the offender in the circumstances of the offence. (2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, at any time after a person has been charged with an offence, the prosecutor shall, on request by or on behalf of that person, supply to that person— (a) The name and address of each identification witness known to the prosecutor, whether or not the prosecutor intends to call that witness to give evidence at the trial; and (b) A statement of any description of the offender given by each such witness to the Police or the prosecutor; and (c) A copy of any identikit picture or other drawing made by any such witness or from information supplied by him. (3) A Judge may, on the application of the prosecutor, make an order excusing the prosecutor from disclosing to the defendant any information referred to in subsection (2)(a) of this section if he is satisfied that such an order is necessary to protect the identification witness or any other person. Sections 344B to 344D were inserted, as from 11 December 1982, by section 2 Crimes Amendment Act 1982 (1982 No 46).