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2.5 CASE MANAGEMENT IN THE MAGISTRATES’ COURT .................................20

2.6 SURVIVOR CARE AND PROTECTION ...............................................................21

3.0 INDICTABLE OFFENCES ......................................................................................23

3.1 PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES ..................................................................................24
3.2 SUFFICIENCY HEARINGS ...................................................................................24

3.3 ARRAIGNMENT ...................................................................................................26

3.4 CASE MANAGEMENT IN THE HIGH COURT ....................................................26

PART THREE: GUIDELINES FOR THE TRIAL PROCESS

4.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................31
4.1 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION IN CHIEF .................................31

4.2 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION .....................................33

4.3 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR APPEARANCE OF EXPERT WITNESSES.........34
4.4 ONGOING CARE AND PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE WITNESSES

DURING THE TRIAL ..............................................................................................35

4.5 SUPPORT AND CARE OF COMPLAINANTS POST-TRIAL ...............................36
4.6 SUMMING UP AND DIRECTING THE JURY ......................................................37

5.0 GUIDELINES FOR SENTENCING ........................................................................38
5.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................38

5.2 DETERMINING THE SENTENCE .........................................................................39

5.3 VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT ..............................................................................41
5.4 OTHER ORDERS THAT MAY BE MADE AT SENTENCING ..............................42

5.5 SEXUAL OFFENDERS REGISTER ........................................................................42

6.0 GUIDELINES FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT.......................44