Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

JUSTICES (RECORDING OF PLEAS AND DECISIONS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2018 - REG 3

3 Amendment of s 15 (What court must record, or ensure is recorded, on bench charge sheet)

(1) Section 15 (3) and (4) —
omit, insert—

(3) If the court accepts the defendant’s plea, or enters a plea for the defendant, to the charge, the court must—

(a) if more than 1 charge is before court and the same plea is accepted or entered for 1 or more of the other charges before the court—

(i) record the plea on the bench charge sheet for 1 of the charges to which the plea is accepted or entered (the
"lead plea charge sheet" ); and

(ii) record the court file number stated on the lead plea charge sheet on the bench charge sheet for each other charge to which the plea is accepted or entered; or

(b) otherwise—record the plea on the bench charge sheet for the charge.

(4) The court must ensure—

(a) if the decision on the charge applies to more than 1 charge before the court—

(i) the decision is recorded on the bench charge sheet, or a schedule attached to the bench charge sheet, for 1 of the charges to which the decision applies (the
"lead decision charge sheet" ); and

(ii) the court file number stated on the lead decision charge sheet is recorded on the bench charge sheet for each other charge to which the decision applies; or

(b) otherwise—the decision is recorded on the bench charge sheet for the charge.

(2) Section 15 —
insert—

(6) In this section—

"schedule" means a document on which a decision on a charge may be recorded and stating the following information in relation to the charge—

(a) the court file number stated on the bench charge sheet on which the charge is stated;

(b) the charge number;

(c) the offence charged;

(d) the date of the offence charged.