Criminal Procedure Act - Parts/Sections

Question 1

What sections of the Criminal Procedure Act relate to examination of prosecution witnesses?

Answer 1

Chapter 3
Division 6
Sections 82 - 92

Question 2

What section of the CPA relates to the admission of evidence of complaint from related proceedings?

Answer 2

Section 279A CPA

Question 3

What sections of the Criminal Procedure Act relates to arrest warrants?

Answer 3

Sections 235 - 240

Question 4

What sections of the Criminal Procedure Act relate to the giving of evidence by domestic violence complainants?

Answer 4

Sections 289C - 289V CPA

Question 5

What sections of the Criminal Procedure Act relate to evidence of terrorism offences?

Answer 5

Ss 281G - 281N CPA.

Question 6

What section of the Act governs the process for an unrepresented accused cross-examining a complainant in a prescribed sexual offence matter?

Answer 6

s 294A CPA

Question 7

What section of the CPA relates to change of venue?

Answer 7

Section 30 CPA.

Question 8

What section of the CPA relates to amendment of indictment?

Answer 8

Sections 20 - 22 Criminal Procedure Act.

Question 9

Does the definition of indictment include a CAN?
Yes or no?
What section are you relying on?

Answer 9

Yes. Section 15(2) CPA.

Question 10

What section outlines whether certain defects will affect an indictment?

Answer 10

s 16 CPA.

Question 11

What section of the CPA relates to an award of costs in an indictable offence?

What section of the CPA relates to an award of costs in a summary offence?

Answer 11

Re indictable offence: ss 116 - 120.

Re summary offences: ss 211 - 218.

Question 12

What section outlines the jurisdiction of the District Court for indictable offences?
What is the jurisdiction of the District Court?

Answer 12

s 46 CPA.

DC has jurisdiction for all indictable offences except those prescribed by the Regulations which are murder and treason.