Abstract

The topic of article is to make an analysis generally applicable law in Poland, in order to obtain current position of court referendary in polish criminal procedure, after the last amendment from march 2016. In the first place it will be shown the general status of this public officer coming from general law. In the second place will be shown its specific position coming from procedural law. All above mentioned illustrate spectrum of referendary competency, responsibilities and performing functions as part of whole criminal procedure. The author of article aside from clear analyses of the law, will be subsidiary for advantage from doctrine’s output in subject. In this paper take place
an attempt of identifying and distinguishing performing responsibilities from the range of performing system of justice from performing responsibilities in area of legal protection and other than system of justice. It is the second what as a rule is reserved for court referendary. At the end of the article author presents postulates ,,de lege ferenda” for the polish legislator who takes into consideration proposed in doctrine directions of changes in polish law system.