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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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#### 141 Mandatory pre-trial disclosure
141 Mandatory pre-trial disclosure
> > (1) After the indictment is presented or filed in proceedings, the following pre-trial disclosure is required—
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> > > (a) the prosecutor is to give notice of the prosecution case to the accused person in accordance with section 142,
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> > > (b) the accused person is to give notice of the defence response to the prosecution’s notice in accordance with section 143,
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> > > (c) the prosecution is to give notice of the prosecution response to the defence response in accordance with section 144.
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> > (2) Pre-trial disclosure required by this section is to take place before the date set for the trial in the proceedings and in accordance with a timetable determined by the court.
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> > Note.
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> > Practice notes issued by the court will guide determinations of the timetable for pre-trial disclosures and related matters.
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> > (3) The court may vary any such timetable if it considers that it would be in the interests of the administration of justice to do so.
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> > (4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the timetable for pre-trial disclosure.
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> **s 141 (previously s 47H):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[61\]. Subst 2009 No 112, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2013 No 10, Sch 1 \[5\].