Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2024

 

 

Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2024

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Rules amended1

4.Schedule 1 Form 18 amended1

5.Schedule 1 Form 19 amended2

 

Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2024

Made by the judges of the Supreme Court.

1.Citation

These rules are the Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2024.

2.Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

(a)rules 1 and 2 — on the day on which these rules are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the rules — on the day after that day.

3.Rules amended

These rules amend the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005.

4.Schedule 1 Form 18 amended

In Schedule 1 Form 18:

(a)delete “Supreme Court” and insert:

 

Supreme Court/District Court

 

(b)delete paragraph (b) and insert:

 

(b)I will not permit the contents of the panel or pool, or the identity of any person on it, to be divulged to any person other than —

(i)the Director of Public Prosecutions; or

(ii)a legal practitioner instructed by the Director to appear in the trial for which the panel or pool has been summoned;

and

 

(c)delete paragraph (d) and insert:

 

(d)I will not copy or note, or permit any other person to copy or note, the personal details of persons on the panel or pool; and

(e)I will not make, or permit any other person to make, any enquiries in relation to persons on the panel or pool; and

(f)I will return the copy to the office of the summoning officer as soon as practicable after the jury for the trial concerned is empanelled or, if later, by 5 pm on the day I receive the copy.

 

5.Schedule 1 Form 19 amended

In Schedule 1 Form 19:

(a)delete “Supreme Court” and insert:

 

Supreme Court/District Court

 

(b)delete paragraph (b) and insert:

 

(b)I will not permit the contents of the panel or pool, or the identity of any person on it, to be divulged to any person other than —

(i)the accused for whom I act; or

(ii)a legal practitioner acting as solicitor or counsel for an accused for whom I act;

and

 

(c)delete paragraph (d) and insert:

 

(d)I will not copy or note, or permit any other person to copy or note, the personal details of persons on the panel or pool; and

(e)I will not make, or permit any other person to make, any enquiries in relation to persons on the panel or pool, other than enquiries of —

(i)the accused for whom I act; or

(ii)a legal practitioner acting as solicitor or counsel for an accused for whom I act;

and

(f)I will return the copy to the office of the summoning officer as soon as practicable after the jury for the trial concerned is empanelled or, if later, by 5 pm on the day I receive the copy.

 

Date: 29 July 2024

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The Hon. Chief Justice Peter Quinlan

Chief Justice of Western Australia

Supreme Court of Western Australia