Marginal note:1994, c. 44, s. 61; 1997, c. 18, s. 77(1)(F) and (2)
274 Subsections 650(1.1) and (1.2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
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(1.1) If the court so orders, and if the prosecutor and the accused so agree, the accused may appear by counsel or by closed-circuit television or videoconference, for any part of the trial other than a part in which the evidence of a witness is taken.
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(1.2) If the court so orders, an accused who is confined in prison may appear by closed-circuit television or videoconference, for any part of the trial other than a part in which the evidence of a witness is taken, as long as the accused is given the opportunity to communicate privately with counsel if they are represented by counsel.