Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A court hearing
notice must —
(a) be
in a prescribed form; and
(b) if
issued in the first instance, form part of or be attached securely to a copy
of the prosecution notice to which it relates; and
(c) if
issued after the accused has been served with the prosecution notice, identify
the prosecution notice or the charge or charges in it or be attached securely
to a copy of it; and
(d)
state where and when the prosecution notice will be dealt with by the court;
and
(e)
contain the information required by subsection (2); and
(f)
contain any information prescribed; and
(g) be
signed —
(i)
if it is being issued by an authorised investigator, by
the investigator; or
(ii)
if it is being issued by a JP or a prescribed court
officer, by the JP or officer.
(2) A court hearing
notice must inform the accused —
(a) that
the accused need not appear at the time when the prosecution notice to which
it relates will be dealt with by the court; and
(b) that
the accused may give the court written notice that the accused —
(i)
pleads guilty to one or more of the charges in the
prosecution notice;
(ii)
pleads not guilty to one or more of the charges in the
prosecution notice;
and
(c) that
if the accused pleads guilty in writing to a charge the accused may also, in
writing —
(i)
explain why the accused committed the offence;
(ii)
provide information to the court that it may use when
imposing a sentence for the offence;
and
(d) that
if the accused, in writing, pleads guilty or not guilty to a charge and does
not appear, the charge may be dealt with in the accused’s absence; and
(e) that
if the accused does not enter a written plea to a charge in the prosecution
notice and does not appear, the charge may be dealt with in the
accused’s absence.
(3) A court hearing
notice issued to an accused must be served on the accused in accordance with
Schedule 2 clause 2, 3 or 4.
[Section 33 amended: No. 6 of 2017 s. 7(2).]