161Summary by Judge

161 Summary by Judge

161 Summary by Judge

(1) At the end of a criminal trial before a jury, a Judge need not summarise the evidence given in the trial if of the opinion that, in all the circumstances of the trial, a summary is not necessary.

(2) This section applies despite any rule of law or practice to the contrary.

(3) Nothing in this section affects any aspect of a Judge’s summing up function other than the summary of evidence in a trial.

s 161 (previously s 99): Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 [71].