Annex I: Survey data on trial waiver systems The table below sets out data collected as part of the research on trial waiver systems, including whether a trial waiver system exists in each country surveyed, the type of trial waiver system in operation, the date the trial waiver system was adopted, and reason for its introduction. Country Trial waiver system? Date of adoption 160 Type of trial waiver system Albania Yes 2000–2009 Cooperation arrangement/ To reduce costs, reduce the number of trials, crown witness system and save time Angola No - - - Argentina Yes 1990–1999 Sentence incentives To increase prosecution and conviction rates, reduce costs, reduce the number of trials, save time, and shorten procedural deadlines/ requirements Armenia Yes 2000–2009 Sentence incentives To shorten procedural deadlines/requirements Australia Yes 1990–1999 Sentence incentives, charge incentives, fact incentives, cooperation arrangement/crown witness system To improve efficiency and ensure victim input Austria Yes Pre-1990 Cooperation arrangement/ To ensure adequate compensation for victims, crown witness system promote restorative justice, and provide a more moderate means of punishment Bahrain No - - Belarus Yes 2010–2016 Cooperation arrangement/ To ensure adequate compensation for crown witness system victims, promote restorative justice, improve efficiency, and to incentivise cooperation Belgium No - - - Bolivia Yes 1990–1999 Sentence incentives To save time, reduce the case backlog and reduce the overuse of pre-trial detention Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 2000–2009 Sentence incentives To improve efficiency and save time Botswana Yes 2010–2016 Charge incentives Unknown Brazil Yes 1990–1999 Cooperation arrangement/ To incentivise cooperation, and to simplify/ crown witness system modernise the criminal justice system Canada Yes Pre-1990 Sentence incentives, charge incentives, fact incentives 74. Reason for introduction - To promote certainty of the resolution of an offence, reduce costs, reduce the number of trials, and save time