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Clause 97 Purposes of a committal proceeding

The purposes of a committal proceeding are—

(a)to determine whether a charge for an offence is appropriate to be heard and determined summarily;

(b)to determine whether there is evidence of sufficient weight to support a conviction for the offence charged;

(c)to determine how the accused proposes to plead to the charge;

(d)to ensure a fair trial, if the matter proceeds to trial, by—

(i)ensuring that the prosecution case against the accused is adequately disclosed in the form of depositions;

(ii)enabling the accused to hear or read the evidence against the accused and to cross-examine prosecution witnesses;

(iii)enabling the accused to put forward a case at an early stage if the accused wishes to do so;

(iv)enabling the accused to adequately prepare and present a case;

(v)enabling the issues in contention to be adequately defined.