Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 62 Trial—adjournment—pleas— practice[s 595](3A) If the corporation is not present in court by its representative,it shall not be necessary for the thing to be done or read or saidor asked.(4) Where, in respect of a trial, anything is required to be done orsaid by the accused person personally, it may, in the case of acorporation present in court by its representative, be done orsaid by the representative, and anything so done or said shallfor all purposes be taken to be done or said by the corporation.(4A) Nothing contained in subsection (4) limits the provisions ofsubsection (1) or (1A) or the provisions of section 616.(5) In this section—representative means a person appointed by the corporation torepresent it for the purposes of this section; but a person soappointed is not, by virtue only of being so appointed,qualified to act on behalf of the corporation before the courtfor any other purpose.(6) A representative need not be appointed under the seal of thecorporation; and a statement in writing purporting to besigned by a managing director of the corporation or by anyother person (by whatever name called) having, or being oneof the persons having, the management of the affairs of thecorporation to the effect that the person named in thestatement has been appointed as the representative of thecorporation for the purposes of this section shall be admissiblewithout further proof as prima facie evidence that that personhas been so appointed.Chapter division 7Applications by accusedperson about indictment595 Delivery of copy of indictmentWhen an indictment is presented against any person, the courtis required, upon the person’s application, to order a copy ofthe indictment to be delivered to the person without fee.Page 398 Current as at 1 December 2014