Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 (WA)

Western Australia Criminal Procedure Act 2004 Juries Act 1957 Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Sentencing Act 1995 Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 Western Australia Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Application of these rules 1 Part 2A — Registrars' jurisdiction Division 1 — Delegation to registrars 5A. Delegation to registrars 1 5B. Registrar may refer matter to judge 1 Division 2 — Appeal from decision of registrar 5C. Appeal from decision of registrar 1 Part 2 — General 5. Duties to be obeyed as soon as practicable 1 6. Time, court may extend or shorten 1 7. Adjournments, certain people to be notified 1 8. Forms, completion of 1 9. Lodged documents to be served 1 Part 3 — Duties of legal practitioner acting for accused to notify court 10. Duty to notify when acting for accused 1 11. Duty to notify when ceasing to act for accused 1 12. Presumptions as to who is acting for accused 1 13. Legal practitioners acting for offenders 1 Part 4 — Commencing and discontinuing prosecutions 14. Indictments, form of (CPA s. 85) 1 15. Discontinuing prosecution (CPA s. 87) 1 16. When accused may be required to plead 1 Part 5 — Arresting or remanding an accused 17. Arrest warrant for accused, issue of 1 18. Arrest warrant for accused, form of 1 19. Remand warrant for accused, form of 1 Part 6 — Disclosure rules 20. Times for disclosure by prosecutor (CPA s. 95) 1 21. Time for disclosure by accused (CPA s. 96) 1 22. Disclosure requirements, orders as to (CPA s. 138) 1 Part 7 — Applications Division 1 — General 23. Applications, general rules 1 24. District Court applications which can be made orally 1 25A. Consenting to orders and directions 1 Division 2 — Specific applications 25. Bail, application for 1 26. Stay of proceedings, limit on application for (CPA s. 90) 1 27. Referral of question of law to Court of Appeal, application for etc. (CPA s. 98(2)(d)) 1 28. Trial by judge alone, application for (CPA s. 118) 1 29. Trial date, application for (CPA s. 136) 1 30. Urgent case order 1 Part 7A — Application and notice for Bail Act 1982 s. 54 30A. Forms for purposes of Bail Act 1982 s. 54 1 Part 8 — Pre‑trial matters 31. Change of court 1 32. Change of venue or court, court officers' duties on 1 33. Status hearings 1 34. Pre‑trial hearings 1 Part 9 — Witnesses 35. Term used: trial date 1 36. Prescribed court officers (CPA s. 159) 1 37. Witness in custody, request for presence of 1 38. Witness summons, application for (CPA s. 159) 1 39. Early compliance with summons to produce 1 40. Arrest warrant for a witness (CPA s. 159) 1 41. Warrant to imprison a witness (CPA Sch. 4 cl. 2) 1 Part 10 — Trial matters 42. Prescribed officer (CPA s. 103) 1 43. Transcript, entitlements to 1 Part 11 — Sentencing Act 1995 rules 44. Pending charges 1 45. Materials to assist in sentencing 1 46. Trial as to material facts 1 47. Warrant to imprison an offender 1 Part 12 — Court records and judgments 48. Clerk of arraigns' duties 1 49. Certificate of final outcome of charge 1 50. Custody of exhibits 1 51. Non‑parties may apply for transcripts etc. 1 Part 13 — Juries Act 1957 rules 52. Term used: section 1 53. Precept for a jury, form of (s. 20) 1 54. Summons to a juror, form of (s. 26(5) and 31) 1 55. Summons and notice list, form of (s. 33(2)) 1 57. Legal practitioners may obtain copies of jury panels or pools 1 Part 14 — Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Part 2 Division 2 rules Division 1 — Preliminary 58. Terms used 1 Division 2 — General 59. Hearings by telephone 1 60. Judge's general jurisdiction 1 61. Non‑attendance by party, consequences of 1 62. Decisions made in absence of a party 1 63. Decisions made on the papers 1 Division 3 — Procedure for appeals 64. Nature of appeals 1 65. Appeal, how to commence 1 66. Primary court to be notified and to supply records 1 67. Respondent's options 1 68. Interim order, applying for 1 69. Urgent appeal order, nature of 1 70. Consenting to orders 1 71. Appeal books etc. not needed unless ordered 1 Division 4 — Concluding an appeal 72. Discontinuing an appeal 1 73. Settling an appeal 1 74. Certificate of conclusion of appeal 1 75. Return of exhibits 1 Part 15 — Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cwlth) rules 76. Term used: section 1 77. Appeals under Part 5 1 Part 16 — Miscellaneous Schedule 1 — Forms 1. Application (r. 23) 1 2. Application for urgent case order (r. 30) 1 3. Notice of acting (r. 10 & 11) 1 4. Indictment (r. 14) 1 5. Discontinuance of charge (no indictment) (r. 15(1)) 1 6. Discontinuance of charge in indictment (r. 15(2)) 1 6A. Application under Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(b) (r. 30A(1)) 1 7. Request that person in custody be present to give evidence (r. 37) 1 8. Application for witness summons (r. 38) 1 9. Witness summons to give oral evidence (r. 38(1)(a)) 1 10. Witness summons to produce a record or thing (r. 38(1)(b)) 1 11. Request that pending charges be dealt with (r. 44(1)) 1 12. List of pending charges be dealt with (r. 44(5)) 1 13. Certificate of final outcome of charge (r. 49) 1 14. General jury precept (r. 53) 1 15. Summons to a juror (r. 54) 1 16. Summons and notice list (r. 55) 1 18. DPP legal practitioner's undertaking as to jury panels or pools (r. 57(3)) 1 19. Defence legal practitioner's undertaking as to jury panels or pools (r. 57(4)) 1 20. Appeal notice (r. 65) 1 21. Service certificate (r. 65(7)) 1 22. Notice of respondent's intention (r. 67) 1 23. Application in an appeal (r. 68) 1 24. Consent notice (r. 70 & 73) 1 25. Request for hearing (r. 63) 1 26. Discontinuance notice (r. 72) 1 27. Certificate of conclusion of criminal appeal (r. 74) 1 Schedule 2 — Information for witnesses Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Criminal Procedure Act 2004 Juries Act 1957 Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Sentencing Act 1995 Criminal Procedure Rules 2005