New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

JUSTICES ACT 1902 - SECT 66A

66A Definitions

(1) In this Subdivision:
"brief of evidence", in relation to a prescribed summary offence, means documents regarding the evidence that the prosecution intends to adduce in order to prove the commission of the offence and includes:

(a) written statements taken from the persons the prosecution intends to call to give evidence in proceedings for the offence, and

(b) any document, or other thing, identified in such a written statement as a proposed exhibit.

"penalty notice" means:

(a) a penalty notice within the meaning of Part 4B, or

(b) after the commencement of Part 3 of the Fines Act 1996 --a penalty notice within the meaning of that Act.

"prescribed summary offence" means a summary offence other than:

(a) an offence for which a penalty notice may be issued, or

(b) an offence prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

"prosecuting authority" means:

(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions, or

(b) a police officer, or

(c) a person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition,

who is responsible for the conduct of a prosecution.

(2) In this Subdivision, a reference to the defendant includes a reference to the barrister or solicitor of the defendant.