Criminal Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002
Criminal Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002
Criminal Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002
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<strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Legislation</strong> (<strong>Miscellaneous</strong> <strong>Amendments</strong>) <strong>Act</strong><br />
<strong>2002</strong><br />
<strong>Act</strong> No. 35/<strong>2002</strong><br />
s. 14<br />
(2) In section 30(2) of the Magistrates' Court <strong>Act</strong><br />
1989—<br />
(a) after "If " insert "a member of the police<br />
force or";<br />
(b) omit "original".<br />
(3) In section 30(4) of the Magistrates' Court <strong>Act</strong><br />
1989—<br />
(a) after "If" insert "a member of the police<br />
force or";<br />
(b) omit "original";<br />
(c) after "charge" (where last occurring) insert<br />
", whether or not the charge is for a summary<br />
offence".<br />
14. New section 37A inserted<br />
After section 37 of the Magistrates' Court <strong>Act</strong><br />
1989 insert—<br />
'37A. Service of outline of evidence on defendant<br />
(1) The informant may serve on the defendant,<br />
in the case of a charge for a summary<br />
offence, an outline of evidence and a notice<br />
in the prescribed form explaining this section<br />
and clause 6 of Schedule 2.<br />
(2) An outline of evidence is a statement by the<br />
informant—<br />
(a) describing the nature and circumstances<br />
of the alleged offence, including—<br />
(i) the background and consequences<br />
of the alleged offence; and<br />
(ii) the comments or statements, if<br />
any, made by the defendant<br />
concerning the alleged offence;<br />
and<br />
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