15. Clause 15 requires the judge to order the accused
at the preparatory hearing to disclose an outline of his
case (a defence case outline), to raise all foreseeable
points of law and to supply copies of the documentary
evidence he intends to produce at the trial before the
jury. The accused may not introduce evidence at the trial
before the jury which is not reasonably anticipatable from
his defence case outline without the leave of the judge.
16. Clause 16 provides a procedure for the formal
admission of facts at the preparatory hearing.
17. Clause 17 enables the accused at any time during
the preparatory hearing to apply to be discharged on the
ground that he has no case to answer.
18.
Clause 18 allows the evidence of a witness to be
taken at the preparatory hearing instead of at the trial
before the jury, in circumstances where it would be
unreasonable to require the witness to attend the trial
after the jury is empanelled.
19. Clause 19 provides that a jury is to be
empanelled at the conclusion of the preparatory hearing.
Clause 20 imposes restrictions on the reporting
20.
of preparatory hearings.
21.
Clause 21 enables the accused to supply the
prosecutor and the court with a defence case statement in
answer to the prosecution case statement.
22. Clause 22 gives the judge a discretion to furnish
documents to the jury.
23.
Clause 23 provides that the court may at any time
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