CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 561
Ex officio indictments
CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 561
Ex officio indictments
561 Ex officio indictments
(1) A Crown Law Officer may sign and present an indictment in any court of
criminal jurisdiction against any person for any indictable offence, whether
the accused person has been committed for trial or not.
(2) A Crown
prosecutor or a person appointed by the Governor in Council to sign and
present indictments in any court of criminal jurisdiction may sign and present
an indictment in that court against any person for any indictable offence
within the jurisdiction of the court, whether the accused person has been
committed for trial or not and against any person for an indictable offence
who with the person’s prior consent has been committed for trial or for
sentence for an offence before that court.
(3) Also, if an indictment is
signed by a person authorised to sign the indictment under this section, a DPP
presenter may present the indictment to the court stated in the indictment.
