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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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#### 134 Purpose
134 Purpose
> > (1) The purpose of this Division is to reduce delays in proceedings on indictment by—
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> > > (a) requiring certain pre-trial disclosure by the prosecution and the defence, and
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> > > (b) enabling the court to undertake case management where suitable in those proceedings, whether on its own motion or on application by a party to the proceedings.
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> > (2) Case management measures that are available to the court under this Division include the ordering of pre-trial hearings, pre-trial conferences and further pre-trial disclosure. The court has a discretion in determining which (if any) of those measures are suitable in the proceedings concerned.
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> **s 134 (previously s 47A):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[61\]. Subst 2009 No 112, Sch 1 \[4\].