Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00106:clause:1_23ca
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00106
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 23CA
Character Range: 14374–14940

23CA  Pre‑trial hearings
 (1) As soon as practicable after an indictment is filed in the Court, the Court must:
 (a) order the prosecutor and the accused to attend a pre‑trial hearing before the Court; and
 (b) at the hearing, direct the accused to enter a plea to each count in the indictment that relates to the accused.
 (2) Before a trial on the indictment starts, the Court may order the prosecutor and the accused to attend one or more further pre‑trial hearings before the Court.
Note: The Court may also order pre‑trial disclosure (see subsection 23CD(1)).