Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 131

131 .         Unclear charge, court may order particulars etc.

        (1)         The powers in this section may be exercised by a court on its own initiative or on an application by an accused and may be exercised before or during a trial.

        (2)         A court may amend or cancel an order made under this section.

        (3)         A court may order a prosecutor to give the accused further particulars of a charge.

        (4)         If a court is satisfied that a charge that complies with Schedule 1 clause 5(2)(b) is likely to prejudice the accused’s defence of the charge, the court may —

            (a)         order the prosecutor to give the accused further particulars of the charge; or

            (b)         exercise a power to amend in section 132.

        (5)         If the evidence led by the prosecutor in respect of one charge of an offence discloses that 2 or more of the offences may have been committed, the court may exercise any of the powers in section 132.