Guardianship and Administration and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2008 (Qld)

Guardianship and Administration and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2008

Guardianship and Administration and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2008

Amendments agreed to during Consideration

1 Clause 26 (Replacement of s 53 (Jury not to separate))—

'B)

(4)

"O) (6)

At page 32, lines 18 to 25— omit, insert—

Before a jury retires to consider its verdict, the judge must allow the jury to separate during a lunch or dinner adjournment to obtain meals.

However, if the judge considers that allowing the jury to separate during a lunch or dinner adjournment may prejudice a fair trial, the judge may order the jury not to separate.

Subsection (6) applies subject to subsections (3) and (4).

Also, before a jury retires to consider its verdict, the judge

may, if the judge considers that allowing the jury to separate would not prejudice a fair trial, allow the jury to separate—

(a) during an adjournment of the court; or

(b) while proceedings are held in the jury's absence.'.

2 Clause 26 (Replacement of s 53 (Jury not to separate))—

At page 32, line 26, *(5)'—

omit, insert—

"TY.

3 Clause 26 (Replacement of s 53 (Jury not to separate))—

At page 33, line 7, '(6)'—

omit, insert—

"(8)'.

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4 Clause 26 (Replacement of s 53 (Jury not to separate))— At page 33, line 8, '(5)(b)'—

omit, insert—

"(T)(b)'.

5 Clause 26 (Replacement of s 53 (Jury not to separate))— At page 33, line 12, *(7)'— omit, insert—

<9).

6 Clause 26 (Replacement of s 53 (Jury not to separate))— At page 33, line 15, *(8)'—

omit, insert—

'(10)'.

7 Clause 27 (Insertion of new s 78)— At page 33, line 25, *53(5) and (6)'— omit, insert—

*53(7) and (8)'.

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