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sets out the requirements of the accused's response to the prosecution opening, which is compulsory if the accused is represented by a legal practitioner. If documents have been served and filed by the prosecution under Part 5.5 (pre-trial procedure), the accused must restrict themselves to the matters set out in those documents, unless the trial judge allows a departure from those documents. However, the accused is not restricted to a verbatim presentation of the summary of the prosecution opening. A departure from pre-trial documents can only be allowed in exceptional circumstances, which does not include a change of legal practitioner. The court may limit the length of the opening address. This clause is based on sections (8)(1),(2) and (3) and 13 of the Crimes (Criminal Trials) Act 1999. The only difference is that clause 225 makes a response discretionary if the accused is unrepresented. This has been done to be consistent with the right to silence. Division 5—Case for the accused