COOK ISLANDS - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1980-81

PART I - PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES

53. Presence and appearance of defendant- (1) Every defendant shall be entitled to be present in Court during the whole of his trial, unless he misconducts himself by so interrupting the trial as to render its continuance in his presence impracticable.

(2) In any proceedings, the Court may permit the defendant to be out of the Court during the whole or any part of the proceedings on such terms as it thinks proper .

COOK ISLANDS - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1980-81

PART I - PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES

56. Trial of defendant in his absence- Where at the trial of any charge for an offence punishable by fine only the defendant has been duly summoned to appear before the Court but fails to appear in accordance with the summons, the Court may try him and sentence him for that offence in his absence.