Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The proceeding must be conducted as a committal proceeding, subject to divisions 3 and 4.
(2) Before evidence is adduced at the proceeding, the court must explain to the child and any parent of the child who is present that--
(a) after all the evidence to be offered in the proceeding on the part of the prosecution has been adduced; and
(b) the court is of the opinion that the evidence is sufficient to put the child on trial for an indictable offence other than a serious offence;
the child may elect--
(c) to have the proceeding conducted as a committal proceeding; or
(d) to have the committal proceeding discontinued and any further proceeding conducted as a hearing and deciding of the charge summarily by the court.