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198C Abolition of Basha procedure The common law procedure of an accused cross‑examining a witness to enable the accused to adequately prepare and present a defence is abolished. This provision abolishes the procedure of holding a hearing of the kind attributed to *R v Basha* (1989) 39 A Crim R 337. Division 4—Procedure for pre-trial orders and other decisions

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