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Reference received: 17 January 1982
Report 45: Criminal Procedure - Unsworn Statements of Accused Persons (PDF, 227.0 KB), October 1985
Report 48: Criminal Procedure: The Jury in a Criminal Trial (PDF, 680.2 KB), March 1986
Report 66: Police Powers of Detention and Investigation after Arrest (PDF, 580.9 KB), December 1990
Discussion Paper 9: Unsworn Statements of Accused Persons, May 1980 (originally issued under Evidence (1966-1988))
Discussion Paper 12: Criminal Procedure - The Jury in a Criminal Trial (PDF, 44.6 MB), September 1985
Discussion Paper 13: Criminal Procedure - Procedure from Charge to Trial: A General Proposal for Reform, December 1986
Discussion Paper 14: Criminal Procedure: Procedure from Charge to Trial: Specific Problems and Proposals, February 1987
Discussion Paper 16: Criminal Procedure: Police Powers of Arrest and Detention, August 1987
Research Report 1: Criminal Procedure: The Jury in a Criminal Trial: Empirical Studies, June 1986
Issues Paper 3: Criminal Procedure - General Introduction and Proceedings in Courts of Petty Sessions, 1982
Robert L Misner, " Legislatively Mandated Speedy Trials" (1984) 8 Criminal Law Journal 17
To inquire into and review the law and practice relating to criminal procedure, the conduct of criminal proceedings and matters incidental thereto; and in particular, without affecting the generality of the foregoing, to consider-
(a) the means of instituting criminal proceedings;
(b) the role and conduct of committal proceedings;
(c) pre-trial procedures in criminal proceedings;
(d) trial procedures in matters dealt with summarily or on indictment;
(e) practices and procedures relating to juries in criminal proceedings;
(f) procedures followed in the sentencing of convicted persons;
(g) appeals in criminal proceedings,
(h) the classification of criminal offences;
(i) the desirability and feasibility of codifying the law relating to criminal procedure.
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