Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A trial commences when the accused pleads not guilty on arraignment in the presence of the jury panel in accordance with section 217.
(2) If a jury panel is split into 2 or more parts under section 30(5) of the Juries Act 2000 , the trial commences when the accused pleads not guilty on arraignment in the presence of the first part of the jury panel that is present in court.
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Section 215 sets out how and when arraignment occurs.