Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 52

52 .         No appearance by any party and no plea received

        (1)         If on a court date for a charge neither the prosecutor nor the accused appears and the accused has not pleaded to the charge, whether orally or by means of a written plea, the court must —

            (a)         adjourn the charge to a new court date and notify the prosecutor of that date; and

            (b)         issue a court hearing notice to the accused that states that date.

        (2)         If on the new court date neither the prosecutor nor the accused appears, the court may dismiss the charge for want of prosecution.