Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 46

46 .         Committal for sentence after conviction, procedure on

                If a court of summary jurisdiction deals with an either way charge summarily, convicts the accused (whether after a plea of guilty or otherwise) and commits the accused for sentence to a superior court with jurisdiction to deal with the charge, the court of summary jurisdiction must —

            (a)         give the superior court —

                  (i)         a copy of the prosecution notice containing the charge and the information recorded under section 47(1); and

                  (ii)         a summary of the court’s findings of fact and reasons for committing the accused for sentence; and

                  (iii)         any document that the court thinks is relevant to sentencing the accused for the offence; and

                  (iv)         a copy of any remand warrant for the accused; and

                  (v)         any other document prescribed;

                and

            (b)         if necessary, comply with the Bail Act 1982 section 27; and

            (c)         give the relevant authorised officer a copy of —

                  (i)         all documents that it has sent to the superior court under paragraph (a); and

                  (ii)         any bail documents for the accused; and

                  (iii)         any other document prescribed;

                and

            (d)         give the accused a copy of —

                  (i)         any document sent to the superior court under paragraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii); and

                  (ii)         any other document sent under paragraph (a) or (c) that the court thinks fit; and

                  (iii)         any other document prescribed.