(1)A committal hearing under this Division shall be held before a Magistrate (referred to as the examining Magistrate).
Section history
Section 177 — Examining Magistrate to conduct committal hearing
As in force on 1 August 2017.
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- 2 January 2011 Enacted
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(2)Whenever from any cause an examining Magistrate conducting a committal hearing is unable to conveniently complete the proceedings of the hearing himself, another examining Magistrate may complete the hearing and proceed as if he had heard and recorded all the evidence himself.