(a)in a case where an accused is charged with 2 or more offences, the Public Prosecutor and the accused consent to have all such offences tried together; or
Section history
Section 145 — Joint trials with consent
As in force on 26 June 2023.
Timeline 3 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 26 June 2023 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(1)A court may try offences together at one trial or order a joint trial even though it cannot do so by virtue of section 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 143 or 144, if —
(b)in a case where 2 or more persons are charged with separate offences, the Public Prosecutor and all such persons consent to a joint trial.
(2)Despite subsection (1), the court must not try offences together or order a joint trial in relation to a person who had earlier given consent under that subsection if —
(a)at the time when the consent is given, the person is not represented by an advocate; and
(b)at the time of the trial, that person objects to the court trying the offences together or to the joint trial.