The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997

Examination of witnesses

62.—(1) The court may allow a request that the cross-examination or re-examination of a witness be postponed if it is satisfied that there is a good reason for such a request and that there is no injustice to the accused in doing so.

(2) The magistrate may question any witness.

(3) A member of the court sitting with the magistrate and an assessor may, with the magistrate’s permission, question any witness.

(4) If in the opinion of the court it is in the interests of justice to do so, the court may at any time—

(a) call any witness whom it has not already heard;

(b) recall a witness;

(c) permit the accused or the prosecutor to recall a witness.