This provision has not been checked by a human. The text below was read automatically from the official PDF and has not yet been verified against it, so it may differ from the provision as published — in its wording, its numbering, or where one provision ends and the next begins. For the authorised text, see legislation.vic.gov.au.
allows the court to continue a committal hearing in the absence of the accused if it considers that the hearing cannot be postponed without undue prejudice or inconvenience to the prosecution, any other accused or any witness in circumstances where the accused absconds, has been ordered to be removed or is absent without permission. If the accused is absent, they will receive a transcript of evidence given in the accused's absence if the accused is committed for trial. Clause 130(8) requires evidence in a committal hearing to be recorded and clause 147 provides that the accused is entitled to a copy of the depositions (which includes a transcript of evidence given at the committal hearing) if the accused is committed for trial.