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1 When an accused is to be tried with a jury, a pre-trial conference shall be held at a time, date, place and manner as directed by a judge of the court, or at such further dates and times as may be ordered by the judge who presides at the pre-trial conference.
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3 The purpose of the pre-trial conference is to consider such matters as will promote a fair and expeditious trial.
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6 The presiding judge, in his discretion, may direct that such motion be reduced to writing and be heard at such time as he deems fit, prior to the date fixed for trial, or he may direct that the motion be heard at the outset of the trial.
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8 The trial judge, in his discretion, may direct that such matter be dealt with before any juror on a panel of jurors is called, at such date and time as the judge deems fit, or may direct that the matter be dealt with in the absence of the jury after it has been sworn.
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9 A judge conducting a pre-trial conference shall upon its completion endorse the indictment, or a true copy thereof, as to the date the pre-trial conference was held.
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10 Nothing contained in these rules shall preclude the court from conducting other informal pre-trial conferences in addition to the mandatory conference provided for in subsection 553.1(2), on such terms as the judge sees fit.
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11 These Rules come into force on the day section 553.1 of the Criminal Codeas enacted by section 127 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1985, S.C. 1985, c. 19, comes into force.
