Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 64

64 .         Issues that may be dealt with before trial

        (1)         At any time before an accused’s trial begins in a court, the court may —

            (a)         determine any question of law or procedure, give any direction, or do any other thing, that is necessary or convenient in order to facilitate the preparation for, or the conduct of, the trial, or that is otherwise desirable;

            (b)         deal with any application made by a party under this Part, Part 5 or Schedule 3;

            (c)         exercise any power under this Act that may be exercised by the court on its own initiative;

            (d)         permit the accused to make an admission under the Evidence Act 1906 section 32;

            (e)         make any order under section 137.

        (2)         The person or persons constituting a court dealing with a matter under subsection (1) need not be the person or persons constituting the court when the trial of the accused takes place.

        (3)         Any proceedings under subsection (1) are to be taken to be part of the accused’s trial.

        (4)         The powers of a court in a trial include, but are not limited to, the powers in this section.