The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

250 OrderIX CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES
to obtain the Attorney-General’s fiat for a writ of error, upon his entering
into a recognizance with two sufficient sureties, in such amount as the
Court may order, to render himself into custody or to prosecute his‘
writ of error with effect.
ORDER IX
[Substituted by Rules of Court Qf 24 August 1914 (Gazette 29 August 1914,
pp. 885-900) and as amended by Rules of Court of 7 October 1943 (Gazette 9
October 1943, p. 1247); 11 March 1954 (Gazebte 13 March 1954, p. 977); 4 July
1974 (Gazette 6 July 1974, p. 1388).]
setation. In the construction of the Rules of this Order the
provisions set forth in the Acts Shortening Acts and in sections one and
six hundred and sixty-eight of the Criminal Code relating to the inter-
pretation of terms shall apply; and, unless the context or subject-matter
otherwise requires-
The term “coroner” means the coroner or the justices or justice
performing the duties of a coroner under the provisions of the Inquests
on Fires Act of 1863 and The Inquests of Death Act of 1866.
The term “conviction” includes the entry of a plea of guilty.
The term “examiner” means the judge, officer of the court, justice,
or other person appointed by the court under subsection (b) of section
471~ of the Code.
The term “exhibits” includes all books, papers, and documents and
all other things used in evidence at the trial of an appellant, and any
written statement handed in to the judge of the court by the appellant.
The term “proper officer of the court of trial” means the officer or
clerk of the court who has the custody of the records of the court of
trial.
The term “registrar” includes any person for the time being
performing the duties of the registrar.
The term “shorthand writer” means the person or persons appointed
from time to time as such for the purposes set out in section 671~ of
the Code.
The term “this chapter” means Chapter LXVII of the Criminal
Code.
FORMS
2. The forms set out in Part IX of the Schedule hereto, or forms as
near thereto as circumstances permit, shall be used in all cases to which
such forms are applicable; but any variance therefrom, not being in
matter of substance, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings.
e court$ (a) The Court of Criminal Appeal shall sit on
the days appointed throughout the year for the sittings of the Full Court,
and on such other days as may be specially appointed from time to time,
and, unless otherwise ordered, every appeal not being one referred to