CHAPTER I. PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
8. Provisions to secure protection of law
2c. shall be given adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence;
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(2) If the Court is of opinion that any witness who is not called for the prosecution ought to be so called, it may require the Crown to call him or her, and, if the witness is not in attendance, make an order that his or her attendance be procured, and adjourn the further hearing of the case to some other time during the sitting until the witness attends, or may, upon the application of the accused, discharge the jury, and postpone the trial.
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of the defence and to communicate freely with counsel of the accused's choosing in confidence;