Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 1930 - SECT 79

    (1)     A recognisance under this Act need not be entered into before the court, but may be entered into by the parties before—

        (a)     a magistrate; or

        (b)     the registrar; or

        (c)     a police officer in charge of a police station; or

        (d)     if a party is at a correctional centre—the person in charge of the centre.

    (2)     The provisions of this Act in relation to recognisances taken before the court apply in relation to the recognisance as if it had been entered into before the court.