194Procedure if offence not admitted

#### 194 Procedure if offence not admitted 194 Procedure if offence not admitted > > (1) If the accused person pleads not guilty or fails or refuses to make a plea or the court does not accept the accused person’s guilty plea, the court must proceed to hear and determine the matter. > > > (2) The court must hear the prosecutor, any witnesses and other evidence of the prosecutor and must hear the accused person and any witnesses and other evidence of the accused person. > > **s 194:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[82\]. Am 2003 No 40, Sch 1.10 \[5\].