70Case conferences to be held

#### 70 Case conferences to be held 70 Case conferences to be held > > (1) A case conference is to be held in accordance with this Division. > > > (2) The principal objective of the case conference is to determine whether there are any offences to which the accused person is willing to plead guilty. > > > (3) A case conference may also be used to achieve the following objectives— > > > > > (a) to facilitate the provision of additional material or other information which may be reasonably necessary to enable the accused person to determine whether or not to plead guilty to 1 or more offences, > > > > > (b) to facilitate the resolution of other issues relating to the proceedings against the accused person, including identifying key issues for the trial of the accused person and any agreed or disputed facts. > > > (4) The case conference is to be held after the filing of the charge certificate by the prosecutor. > > > (5) More than one case conference may be held. > > > (6) A further case conference may be, but is not required to be, held after the filing of an amended charge certificate by the prosecutor. > > **s 70:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[43\]. Subst 2017 No 55, Sch 1 \[3\].