CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 85

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 85

85 .         Indictments, formal requirements and service of

        (1)         Schedule 1 has effect in relation to indictments and charges in them.

        (2)         An indictment must —

            (a)         be in writing in a prescribed form; and

            (b)         comply with Schedule 1 Division 2; and

            (c)         be signed by an authorised officer; and

            (d)         be lodged in the prescribed manner.

        (3)         As soon as practicable after an indictment is lodged with a superior court, the prosecutor must serve it on the accused in accordance with Schedule 2 clause 2, 3 or 4.

        (4)         An accused is entitled to receive from a court at no cost a copy of any indictment lodged with the court against the accused.