Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 653

653 Remission of proceedings to court exercising summary jurisdiction

(1) This section applies if a charge against a person for a summary offence has been transmitted to the registry of a court for the purpose of the charge being dealt with under section 651 .

(2) If—

(a) the person states an intention of entering a plea of not guilty before the court to the charge or enters a plea of not guilty before the court to the charge; or

(b) any of the conditions mentioned in section 651 (2) are not satisfied; or

(c) the person has been dealt with on the indictment mentioned in section 651 (1) before the charge for the summary offence is brought before the court; or

(d) for any other reason the court decides not to deal with the charge;

the court must direct that the charge must be heard by a court exercising summary jurisdiction and order the court registrar to send the relevant court record to the registrar of the court exercising summary jurisdiction.