Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 62 Trial—adjournment—pleas— practice[s 590AQ](5) A witness contact detail the prosecution is not required to givethe accused person may be deleted from, or rendered illegiblein, a thing that is to be disclosed to, or may be viewed by, theaccused person.(6) Although it is acknowledged that a person is not obliged tohave contact with the defence, nothing in this section isintended to discourage the prosecution, at the request of thedefence, from voluntarily passing on to a person a requestfrom the defence that the person contact the defence.(7) In this section—witness contact details include details of the address andtelephone and facsimile number of a proposed witness for theprosecution or a person a copy of whose statement may begiven to the accused person under section 590AJ(2)(e).590AQ Limit on disclosure contrary to the public interest(1) The prosecution is not, for a relevant proceeding, requiredunder this chapter division to disclose to the accused person athing, other than as required under this section, if theprosecution—(a) considers the disclosure would be contrary to the publicinterest; and(b) gives the accused person a written notice stating that theprosecution—(i) considers the disclosure would be contrary to thepublic interest; and(ii) is not required to disclose the thing to the accusedperson other than as required under this section.(2) Without limiting subsection (1)(a), the prosecution is notrequired to disclose the thing to the accused person if—(a) there are reasonable grounds for considering disclosureof the thing would—Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 383