Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 71 Miscellaneous provisions[s 695]695 Practice to be applied on ex officio indictmentWhen an indictment is presented in the Supreme Court by aCrown Law Officer against any person who has not beencommitted for trial for the offence charged in the indictment,the Crown may proceed thereon in the manner prescribed inthis chapter with respect to informations filed by privateprosecutors, except that no security shall be required.Chapter 71Miscellaneous provisions695A Power to protect victim of violence by prohibitingpublication of information about proceedings(1) This section applies to—(a) a judge of a court—(i) to which someone has been committed for trial orsentence for an indictable offence involvingpersonal violence; or(ii) before which an indictment has been presented foran offence involving personal violence; or(iii) hearing and deciding a proceeding for a COVAapplication relating to an offence involvingpersonal violence; and(b) a magistrate summarily hearing and deciding aproceeding for an indictable offence involving personalviolence, including a committal proceeding.(2) The judge or magistrate may make an order prohibiting,indefinitely or for a specified time, the publication ofinformation about the address of a person against whom theviolence is alleged to have been committed.(3) The order may be made on application by the person, or bythe prosecution acting in the person’s interests.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 463