Civil Law and Justice (Omnibus Amendments) Act 2015 (132 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

42   Section 23CA

Repeal the section, substitute:

23CA Pre-trial hearings

If the Court notifies the prosecutor and the accused in writing of a pre-trial hearing in relation to an indictment filed in the Court:

(a) the prosecutor and the accused must attend the pre-trial hearing; and

(b) the accused must enter a plea to each count in the indictment that relates to the accused (unless the accused has already done so in a previous pre-trial hearing).

Note: The Court may also order pre-trial disclosure (see subsection 23CD(1)).