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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1921 - SECT 137

137—Right to call or give evidence

        (1)         A person charged with an offence may, at the conclusion of the evidence for the prosecution, give or call evidence in the person's defence.

        (2)         If evidence is to be given for the defence, the defendant may, before giving or calling the evidence, address the court outlining the case for the defence.

        (3)         If there are 2 or more defendants, an address on behalf of any of those defendants must be given before evidence is given by or on behalf of that defendant and, if the court so directs, before evidence is given by or on behalf of any of the defendants.

        (4)         A defendant may exercise a right to address the court under this section even though the defendant has already addressed the court to outline issues in contention between the prosecution and the defence.



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