Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 54

54 .         No appearance by prosecutor

                If on a court date for a charge the prosecutor does not appear but the accused does, then whether or not the court has received a written plea to the charge by the accused, the court may —

            (a)         adjourn the charge to a new court date and give the prosecutor and the accused approved notices that notify them of that date; or

            (b)         dismiss the charge for want of prosecution.