Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 4303

    (1)     A defendant represented by a legal practitioner in a criminal proceeding may—

        (a)     enter a plea to an information by filing in the court a plea in writing—

              (i)     signed by the defendant; and

              (ii)     witnessed and certified by the legal practitioner; and

        (b)     consent to summary disposal of the proceeding by filing in the court a consent in writing—

              (i)     signed by the defendant; and

              (ii)     witnessed by the legal practitioner.

Note     See approved form 4.16 (Plea to information or consent to disposal of proceeding summarily) AF2024-40

        (a)     the defendant read or was made aware of the contents of the information; and

        (b)     the defendant was made aware of the effect of entering the plea, including that entering a plea of guilty to an offence in the information is a binding and unequivocal admission of guilt to each element of the offence; and

        (c)     the defendant signed the plea after being made aware of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).