Skip to Main Content
Go to ILO main website
 
 
  • Home
  • CAN-2011-L-89038

Breadcrumb

Title_of_text

Fair and Efficient Criminal Trials Act [2011, c. 16].

Main Region

First Region

Canada
Criminal and penal law
2011-06-26
National
Law, Act

Second Region

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to
(a) allow for the appointment of a judge as a case management judge;
(b) define the role and the powers of a case management judge;
(c) streamline the use of direct indictments preferred under section 577;
(d) allow for delayed severance orders;
(e) improve the protection of the identity of jurors;
(f) increase the maximum number of jurors who can hear the evidence on the merits; and
(g) provide that, in the case of a mistrial, certain decisions made during the trial are binding on the parties in any new trial.

Amended Text region

Electronic region