Section 157: Right to cross-examine witness—The appellant who was inops consilii
consolidated text (as at 2017). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
157. Right to cross-examine witness—The appellant who was inops consilii
on the day of the trial was, according to the record, not informed of his right
to cross-examine the first witness and there is nothing to suggest that he
was given an opportunity to exercise his right. On the face of the record, it
is clear that the appellant was denied this constitutional right through no
fault of his. Appa v R (1988).