Victorian Numbered Acts

JURY DIRECTIONS ACT 2015 (NO. 14 OF 2015) - SECT 70

    (1)     Section 20 of the Evidence Act 2008 (other than the section number and the heading) is repealed .

    (2)     At the foot of section 20 of the Evidence Act 2008 insert —

" Note

Section 20 of the Commonwealth Act and New South Wales Act requires the judge to give certain directions to the jury relating to the failure to give evidence or call witnesses in a criminal proceeding for an indictable offence. Division 6 of Part 4 of the Jury Directions Act 2015 contains provisions relating to the failure to give evidence or call a witness that apply in criminal trials.".