Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 64 Verdict—judgment[s 651](e) the complaint or bench charge sheet for the offence, or acopy, is before the court, whether or not returnablebefore another court.(3) Subject to this section, the practices of the court and theexpress provisions of this Code relating to taking a plea on anindictment apply to the taking of a plea to the charge in acomplaint or bench charge sheet.(4) On convicting the person of the summary offence, the courtmay make any orders in relation to the conviction aMagistrates Court may make.(5) The power to make rules for the court extends to the makingof rules in relation to the practice and procedure to be appliedin the hearing and decision summarily of summary offencesby the court.(6) If the court hears and decides a charge summarily, the courthas jurisdiction despite the time that has elapsed from the timewhen the matter of complaint of the charge arose.(7) In this section—summary offence means—(a) a simple or regulatory offence; or(b) an offence for which—(i) proceedings for a charge of the offence may betaken summarily under the Drugs Misuse Act1986; and(ii) the prosecution has made an election under section118 of that Act; or(c) an indictable offence against this Code if, under section552A, the prosecution has elected to have a charge forthe offence heard and decided summarily; or(d) an indictable offence against this Code if, under section552BA, the charge for the offence must be heard anddecided summarily.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 425