Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 103SA

103SA Judge may request indication from parties

(1) Before a criminal proceeding that is a trial by jury commences, the judge may request that the prosecution and defence (or, if the defendant is unrepresented, the defendant) each inform the judge of whether it is likely that evidence will be adduced in the trial that may require the giving of a direction about all or some of the matters mentioned in subdivision 2 .

(2) If the judge is informed under subsection (1) that it is likely that evidence will be adduced that may require the giving of a particular direction, the judge is not required to form a view, at that time, about whether to give that direction.

(3) Nothing in this section prevents the prosecution, defence or the defendant from later requesting, or making submissions in relation to, the giving of a direction about which the judge was not informed under subsection (1) .