93Committal for trial where unfitness to be tried raised

93 Committal for trial where unfitness to be tried raised

93 Committal for trial where unfitness to be tried raised

(1) The Judge may commit an accused person for trial for an offence if—

(a) the question of the person’s unfitness to be tried for the offence is raised by the accused person, the prosecutor or the Judge, and

(b) if the question is raised by the accused person or the prosecutor, the Judge is satisfied that it has been raised in good faith.

(2) The question of the person’s unfitness to be tried for an offence may be raised at any time in the committal proceedings.

(3) The Judge may require a psychiatric or other report relating to the accused person to be supplied to the Judge by the accused person or the prosecutor before committing a person for trial under this section.

s 93: Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 [43]. Am 2006 No 88, Sch 1 [3]. Subst 2017 No 55, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.31[9].