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QUEENSLAND
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eprinted as at 1 October, 19841
An Act to further Amend the Criminal Law
by the Queen’s ajesty, by and with onsent of the il and Legislative sland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
e. This Act niay be known and cited as “The Criminal Law Amendment A d , 1892.”
Repealed by Act o f 1908. 8 Edw. 7 No. 18, S. 2 Sch.
Repealed by Act o f 1961, 10 E117. 2 No. 1 1 , 5. 37.
with an indictable offence other than treason, wilful murder, or murder, or any of the crimes defined in the second paragraph of section eighty- one and in section eighty-two of “The Criminal Code” is committed for trial, the Justice or Justices by whom he is committed shall, when the depositions of the witnesses are read over to him, ask him after the reading of the deposition of each witness whose evidence is in the opinion of the Justice or Justices of a formal character, whether he wishes that witness to be produced at his trial or whether he will be content that the deposition as taken and read to him shall be produced
2 s. 5 T H E C R I M I N A L LAW AMENDIVIENT ACT, 1892 Sch.
and admitted as evidence at the trial together with the exhibits (if any) annexed.
Be. If the accused person states that he does not require the of such witness at his trial he shall sign a statement to that effect in the form in the Schedule to this Act, and his signature shall be attested by the committing Justice or Justices, and in any such case the Crown shall not be required to produce the witness at the trial of the accused person, but may tender as evidence at the trial the deposition of the witness with any exhibits annexed thereto and the statement signed by the accused and attested by the committing Justice or Justices, and thereupon the deposition with the exhibits annexed shall be received as evidence at the trial.
As amended by Act of 1929, 20 Geo. 5 No. 32. s. 3.
(Repealed).
Repealed by Act of 1899. 63 Vic. No. 9, s. 3.
[See section 41
T H E S C H E D U L E
T h e evidence of A.B. [and C.D.], a witness [ o r witnesses] produced at m y examination before Justices on the charge of , having been read over to me, I hereby state that I d o not require the said PI.B. [and C.D.] t o be produced as a witness [ o r witnesses] at m y trial. and I consent that his [ o r their] deposition [or depositions] and the exhibits [hcro specif!. the1771 annexed thereto shall bc admitted as evidence on my trial.
[SignutLirc. c?fuccuscd.]
Witnesses to signature of accused:
(Signed by) Committing Justices.
This day of , 189 .
6 5 188-By Authority: S. K. HAMPSON. Government Printer. Queensland
