Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 1930 - SECT 41C

    (1)     If an authorised person suspects, on reasonable grounds, that a person has committed an offence, the authorised person may serve a court attendance notice on the person.

    (2)     The notice must be served personally by the authorised person.

    (3)     The Court Procedures Rules 2006, part 6.8 (Service) apply to the service of a court attendance notice as if—

        (a)     the notice were a document in the proceeding for the offence to which it relates; and

        (b)     the copy of the notice served were a stamped copy.

    (4)     However, the Court Procedures Rules 2006, division 6.8.3 (Service—Magistrates Court) does not apply to service of a court attendance notice.