Victorian Numbered Acts

CRIMES LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 6 OF 2017) - SECT 7

After section 243(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 insert —

    "(1A)     If all charges for an indictable offence against an accused before the Supreme Court or the County Court have been discontinued, the court may hear and determine a charge for a summary offence that is not a related summary offence if the accused—

        (a)     consents to the court hearing and determining the charge for the summary offence; and

        (b)     states an intention to plead guilty to the charge for the summary offence.".