CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES 1999
- Made under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
- As at 1 February 2024
- Reg 112 of 1999
Table of Provisions
CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Application of rules generally
- 5 Application of rules to Magistrates Courts
- 6 Extending and shortening time
- 7 Effect of noncompliance with rules
- 8 Court’s power to make orders or give directions
- 9 Court may impose appropriate conditions
- 10 Electronic filing, giving or issuing of documents
11. (Repealed)
- 12 Title of proceeding
- 13 Forms generally
- 14 Forms of indictment or information
- 15 Statement of offences
CHAPTER 4 - PRACTITIONER’S AND COURT’S DUTIES
CHAPTER 5 - INFORMATIONS BY PRIVATE PERSONS FOR INDICTABLE OFFENCES
CHAPTER 6 - BAIL
CHAPTER 7 - BENCH WARRANTS
CHAPTER 8 - SUBPOENAS
PART 1 - GENERAL
- 29 Subpoenas
- 30 Medical, hospital and government records
- 31 Objecting to inspecting or copying medical, hospital and government records
- 32 Prosecutor’s obligations when document to be admitted in evidence
- 33 Setting aside or narrowing subpoena
- 34 Applying for costs
- 35 Travelling expenses
PART 2 - SERVICE
- 36 Application of pt 2
- 37 Service—individuals
- 38 Service—corporations
- 39 Service—minors
- 40 Service—intellectually impaired persons
- 40A Service by email
CHAPTER 9 - PRE-TRIAL DIRECTIONS AND RULINGS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 11 - EVIDENCE
- 52 Application of ch 11
- 53 Evidence by telephone, video link or another form of communication
- 54 Evidence to be produced at appeal
CHAPTER 12 - CUSTODY AND INSPECTION OF EXHIBITS AND ACCESS TO COURT FILES
CHAPTER 13 - STAYS OF EXECUTION
CHAPTER 13A - TRANS-TASMAN PROCEEDINGS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 3 - SUBPOENAS
PART 4 - REMOTE APPEARANCES
CHAPTER 14 - RECORDING PROCEEDINGS
- 62A Definition for chapter
- 62B Issue of certificate in first instance
- 62C Amendment of certificate
CHAPTER 15 - APPEALS TO COURT OF APPEAL
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - APPEALS BY CONVICTED PERSONS
Division 1 - Starting appeals
Division 2 - Registrar’s powers and obligations
Division 3 - General provisions preliminary to hearing an appeal
- 69 Abandoning applications
- 70 Abandoning appeal
- 71 Trial judge’s directions etc. about revesting or restitution of property on conviction
- 72 Certificate of conviction
- 73 Lawyer acting for convicted person
- 74 Lawyer withdrawing from acting for convicted person
Division 4 - Attendance at appeal
Division 5 - Provisions about particular orders made when appeal upheld
- 78 Registrar to give notice of particular orders
- 79 Crown law officer may be heard on application for immediate execution of original order etc.
- 80 Court’s power to order re-arrest on appeal by Crown law officer
PART 3 - ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S APPEALS AND REFERENCES OF POINTS OF LAW
- 81 Starting appeal
- 82 Referring point of law
PART 4 - PARTICULAR APPEALS UNDER DISTRICT COURT OF QUEENSLAND ACT 1967, SECTION 118
83. Application of pt 4
PART 5 - APPEALS FROM INFORMATIONS PRESENTED BY PRIVATE PERSONS FOR INDICTABLE OFFENCES
- 87 Definitions for pt 5
- 88 Duties of registrar
- 89 Information and things to be given to registrar or Crown law officer
- 90 Court may order Crown law officer to defend appeal
PART 6 - OTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT APPEALS
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Time for appealing and applying for leave to appeal
- 92 Working out time for appealing or applying for leave to appeal
Division 3 - Registrar’s powers and obligations
- 93 Registrar to give notice of probable hearing day
- 94 Registrar’s power to ask for trial judge’s comments
- 95 Registrar’s power to ask for things for court
- 96 Service of orders and notices
- 97 Appeal record book
Division 4 - Parties’ access to particular records and exhibits
- 98 Parties’ access to documents and exhibits held by registrar
- 99 Publication of pre-sentence and psychiatric reports
Division 5 - Returning exhibits
PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS
Division 1 - Cases stated
Division 2 - Powers exercisable by a judge
Division 3 - Applications and notices of appeal by persons in custody
Division 4 - Evidence and examination of witnesses
- 108 Application for leave to adduce evidence
- 109 Order for examination of witness
- 110 Notice of day and time for examination by examiner
- 111 Witnesses’ travelling expenses
- 112 Parties may attend examination
- 113 Registrar to give examiner documents or other things for examination
- 114 Procedure for examination
Division 5 - Orders referring questions for inquiry and report to commissioners
Division 6 - Decision on appeal
Division 7 - Other miscellaneous provisions about appeals
CHAPTER 16 - MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 17 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 123 Transitional provision for Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction Reform and Modernisation Amendment Act 2010
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
