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If the accused pleads guilty, the prosecution can seek an adjournment to consider election and the facts are not tendered; an election must then be made by the first return date after service is ordered.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},179576,1790346072,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":40,"category_name":41,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":136,"language":137,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":138,"faqs":139,"seo_title":140,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":141,"read_time":142},137451211410,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/2000bb0a9246f588df?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1786362646172706240","LOCAL COURT PRACTICE NOTE CRIM 1\nISSUED: \t24 April 2012\nCOMMENCES: \t1 May 2012\nAMENDED: \t16 September 2013, 8 August 2014, 1 December 2014, 15 June 2015, 22 January 2016, 26 June 2017, 23 October 2020, 18 December 2020\nCase management of criminal proceedings\nin the Local Court\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-2\" \\h \\z \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015269\" \u0014PART A - Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015269 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015270\" \u00141.\tApplication\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015270 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015271\" \u00142.\tOBJECTS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015271 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015272\" \u00143.\tCommencement\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015272 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015273\" \u00144.\tREVOCATION of Practice Notes\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015273 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015274\" \u0014PART B – PROCEDURE\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015274 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015275\" \u00145.\tSUMMARY CRIMINAL TRIALS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015275 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015276\" \u00146.\tVACATING HEARING DATES\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015276 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015277\" \u00147.\tAUDIO VISUAL LINK (AVL) FACILITIES\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015277 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015278\" \u00148.\tDEFENDANTS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015278 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015279\" \u00149.\tMedia RECORDING OF proceedings\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015279 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015280\" \u0014PART C – SPECIFIC PROCEEDINGS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015280 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015281\" \u001410.\tSUMMARY hearings for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE offences\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015281 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015282\" \u001411.\tPeNALTY NOTICE ENFORCEMENT ORDER ANNULMENT      APPLICATIONS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015282 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015283\" \u0014PART D – DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015283 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015284\" \u001412.\tMERIT\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015284 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015285\" \u0014Application for Witness to Give Evidence via Audio Visual Link or Telephone\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015285 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc54015286\" \u0014Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc54015286 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\nATTACHMENT A\tNotice of appearance in summary criminal trials\nAttachment B\tLocal Court Listing Advice\nAttachment C\tApplication to Vacate a Hearing Date\nAttachment D\tApplication for Witness to Give Evidence via Audio Visual Link or Telephone\nPART A - Introduction\nApplication\nThis Practice Note applies in relation to matters in the Local Court’s criminal jurisdiction, including summary proceedings and proceedings for indictable offences being dealt with summarily.\nOBJECTS\nThe objects of this Practice note are to ensure that matters in the Local Court’s criminal jurisdiction are finalised in a timely and proper fashion in accordance with the Local Court’s published time standards, and to set out practices in relation to other procedural or ancillary aspects of such proceedings.\nCommencement\nThis Practice Note, as amended, commences on 18 December 2020.\nREVOCATION of Practice Notes\nThe following Practice Notes remain repealed on the commencement of this Practice Note:\n\u000fPART B – PROCEDURE\nSUMMARY CRIMINAL TRIALS\nApplication\n(a) \tSubject to Chapter 10 (Summary hearings for domestic violence offences), this Chapter applies to:\nProceedings for summary offences,\nProceedings for offences listed in Table 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (‘CPA’) where no election to proceed on indictment has been made (‘Table matters’), and\nProceedings for offences against a law of the Commonwealth that are punishable by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years and in respect of which the consent of BOTH the prosecution and the defence is required for summary disposition (‘Commonwealth optional indictable matters’).\nObjects\nIn addition to the objects specified in Part A, this Chapter has the objects of ensuring that:\nsummary criminal trials are heard within the Local Court’s published time standards;\nthe unnecessary attendance at Court of prosecution witnesses who are not required for cross-examination is avoided; and\nthe legislative purpose in s 260 ","cbCaiqG5DGTRGHl4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqG5DGTRGHl4","doc",496640,28,"English","# PART A - 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