Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 2009 (106 of 2009)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

5   At the end of subsection 59(2)

Add:

; and (zm) indictments filed in the Court, including:

(i) the amendment of such indictments and the substitution of new indictments for such indictments; and

(ii) the quashing of such indictments by the Court; and

(iii) the joining and separation of multiple accused in a single count in such an indictment; and

(iv) the joining and separation of counts in such an indictment; and

(v) the presenting of indictments; and

(zn) the discontinuance or stay of criminal proceedings; and

(zo) the management of criminal proceedings; and

(zp) pre-trial hearings, pre-trial disclosure and the determination of issues in criminal proceedings; and

(zq) disclosure in criminal proceedings by the prosecution and the accused; and

(zr) pleas in criminal proceedings; and

(zs) the presentation of cases in criminal proceedings; and

(zt) the service of documents in criminal proceedings; and

(zu) the selection and management of jurors; and

(zv) the appearance of the accused by means of video link, audio links or other appropriate means; and

(zw) the adjournment of criminal proceedings; and

(zx) the practice and procedure of the Court in relation to any or all of the following proceedings:

(i) proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;

(ii) proceedings for the forfeiture of a thing under a law of the Commonwealth; and

(zy) the issue of warrants; and

(zz) bail, including the forfeiture of security provided for an accused’s bail.