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 .
(3) Every defendant may defend the proceedings personally or be represented by any person entitled to practise as a barrister or solicitor in the Cook Islands or with the leave of the Court (which may at any time be withdrawn) by any other agent.
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