The Criminal Procedure Act 1983
governs the topic of ‘Arraignments’ in the state of New South Wales. An
Arraignment is the court process whereby the defendant who is accused of an
offence attends court and the offence(s) which are listed on the indictment is
read out in open court and the defendant is then asked to formally enter a
plea, either a plea of not guilty or a plea of guilty to offence(s). The
charges on the indictment are read by either the Judge or the Judge’s
Associate.
Arraignments only occur in indictable
matters meaning matters which can only be finalised in the District Court or
the Supreme Court as such process does not take place in the Local Court. So
once the matter travels from the Local Court and is ‘committed’ to either the
District Court or Supreme Court, only then will the Arraignment take
place.
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with a lawyer so that you can get the appropriate legal advice which you
require prior to going to court.
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*This
article correctly reflects the Laws of NSW as at 3rd August 2022.
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