Fiji Magistrates Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
Fiji Magistrates Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia Fiji Magistrates Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
4.3 Accessories After the Fact: ss388 – 390 Penal Code 4.4 Conspiracy: ss385-387 Penal Code 7: Management of Proceedings 1 General Organisation for Court 2 The Evidence Sheet 2.1 General 2.2 Endorsing the Criminal Evidence Sheet 2.3 Common Abbreviations 3 Order of Calling Cases 4 Disclosure 5 Adjournments 6 The Mentally Ill Defendant 7 Cultural Knowledge 8 Victims 8.1 Checklist 8.2 Judicial Language and Comment 8.3 Victims of Sexual Offences 9 Child Witnesses 10 Unrepresented Defendants 11 Disruption and Misbehaviour 12 Case Management 8: Pre-Trial Matters 1 The Criminal Process 2 The Charge 2.1 General Requirements 2.2 Validity of the Charge 2.3 Duplicity 3 Processes to Compel the Appearance of Defendants 3.1 Summons 3.2 Warrant of Arrest 4 Transfer of Cases Fiji Magistrates Bench Book April 2004
9: First Appearance 1 General 2 Non-Appearance by the Defendant 3 Dispensing with Attendance of Defendant 4 Unrepresented Defendant 5 Putting the Charge to the Defendant 6 Reconciliation 7 Pleas 7.1 Pleas Generally 7.2 Taking the Plea 7.3 Fitness to Plead 7.4 Guilty Plea 7.5 Not Guilty Plea 8 Election 10: Defended Hearings 1 Magistrate’s Notes 2 Hearing Outline and Procedure 2.1 Appearance/ Non-Appearance of Parties 2.2 Part-Heard Applications 2.3 Admission of Facts 2.4 Plea of Guilty to Other Offence 3 Unrepresented Defendant at Trial 4 No Case to Answer 5 Evidential Matters 5.1 The Warning to a Witness Against Self-Incrimination 5.2 Identification 5.3 Evidence of Defendant and Spouse in Criminal Cases 5.4 Defendants Charged Jointly 5.5 Corroboration 5.6 Lies 6 Amending the Charge 6.1 General 6.2 Procedure 6.3 Procedure if Amended Charge is to be Heard by You Fiji Magistrates Bench Book April 2004
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9: First Appearance<br />
1 General<br />
2 Non-Appearance by the Defendant<br />
3 Dispensing with Attendance <strong>of</strong> Defendant<br />
4 Unrepresented Defendant<br />
5 Putting the Charge to the Defendant<br />
6 Reconciliation<br />
7 Pleas<br />
7.1 Pleas Generally<br />
7.2 Taking the Plea<br />
7.3 Fitness to Plead<br />
7.4 Guilty Plea<br />
7.5 Not Guilty Plea<br />
8 Election<br />
10: Defended Hearings<br />
1 Magistrate’s Notes<br />
2 Hearing Outline and Procedure<br />
2.1 Appearance/ Non-Appearance <strong>of</strong> Parties<br />
2.2 Part-Heard Applications<br />
2.3 Admission <strong>of</strong> Facts<br />
2.4 Plea <strong>of</strong> Guilty to Other Offence<br />
3 Unrepresented Defendant at Trial<br />
4 No Case to Answer<br />
5 Evidential Matters<br />
5.1 The Warning to a Witness Against Self-Incrimination<br />
5.2 Identification<br />
5.3 Evidence <strong>of</strong> Defendant and Spouse in Criminal Cases<br />
5.4 Defendants Charged Jointly<br />
5.5 Corroboration<br />
5.6 Lies<br />
6 Amending the Charge<br />
6.1 General<br />
6.2 Procedure<br />
6.3 Procedure if Amended Charge is to be Heard by You<br />
<strong>Fiji</strong> <strong>Magistrates</strong> <strong>Bench</strong> <strong>Book</strong> April 2004
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