Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A court may
—
(a) if a
plea of not guilty is entered to a charge, determine the charge; or
(b) if a
plea referred to in section 126(1)(a), (b) or (c) is entered to a charge,
decide the issues raised by the plea,
on the evidence
contained in documents lodged with the court by the prosecutor and the accused
if —
(c) the
accused requests the court to do so; and
(d) the
prosecutor consents to the court doing so; and
(e) both
the accused and the prosecutor agree on which of the documents they have
lodged the court is to consider to determine the charge or to decide the
issues; and
(f) the
court is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so.
(2) The court must
admit into evidence any document on which the parties have agreed under
subsection (1)(e).
(3) The court must
allow both parties to make oral or written submissions to the court on the
charge or issues.