Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Application of these rules

   PART 2 -- General  

   5.      Duties to be obeyed as soon as practicable  
   6.      Court may extend or shorten time  
   7.      Adjournments, certain people to be notified  
   8.      Forms, completion of  
   9.      Lodged documents to be served

   PART 3 -- Duties of lawyer acting for accused to notify court  

   10.     Duty to notify when acting for an accused  
   11.     Duty to notify when ceasing to act for an accused  
   12.     Presumptions as to who is acting for an accused  
   13.     Lawyers acting for offenders, on appeals, etc.

   PART 4 -- Commencing and discontinuing prosecutions  

   14.     Indictments, form of (CPA s. 85)  
   15.     Discontinuing a prosecution (CPA s. 87)  
   16.     When accused may be required to plead

   PART 5 -- Arresting or remanding an accused  

   17.     Arrest warrant for an accused, issue of  
   18.     Arrest warrant for accused, form of  
   19.     Remand warrant for an accused, form of

   PART 6 -- Disclosure rules  

   20.     Times for disclosure by prosecutor (CPA s. 95)  
   21.     Time for disclosure by accused (CPA s. 96)  
   22.     Disclosure requirements, orders as to (CPA s. 138)

   PART 7 -- Applications

           Division 1 -- General  

   23.     Applications, general rules  
   24.     District Court applications which can be made orally  
   25A.    Consenting to orders and directions

           Division 2 -- Specific applications  

   25.     Bail, application for  
   26.     Stay of proceedings, limit on application for (CPA s. 90)  
   27.     Referral of question of law to Court of Appeal, application for etc. (CPA s. 98(2)(d))  
   28.     Trial by judge alone, application for (CPA s. 118)  
   29.     Trial date, application for (CPA s. 136)  
   30.     Urgent case order

   PART 8 -- Pre-trial matters  

   31.     Change of court  
   32.     Change of venue or court, court officers’ duties on  
   33.     Status hearings  
   34.     Pre‑trial hearings

   PART 9 -- Witnesses  

   35.     Interpretation  
   36.     Prescribed court officers (CPA s. 159)  
   37.     Witness in custody, request for presence of  
   38.     Witness summons, application for (CPA s. 159)  
   39.     Early compliance with summons to produce  
   40.     Arrest warrant for a witness (CPA s. 159(2))  
   41.     Warrant to imprison a witness (CPA Sch. 4 cl. 2)

   PART 10 -- Trial matters  

   42.     Prescribed officer (CPA s. 103)  
   43.     Transcript, entitlements to

   PART 11 -- Sentencing Act 1995 rules  

   44.      Pending charges  
   45.     Materials to assist in sentencing  
   46.     Trial as to material facts  
   47.     Warrant to imprison an offender

   PART 12 -- Court records and judgments  

   48.     Clerk of arraigns’ duties  
   49.     Final outcome of charge, certificate of  
   50.     Custody of exhibits  
   51.     Non‑parties may apply for transcripts etc.

   PART 13 -- Juries Act 1957 rules  

   52.     Interpretation  
   53.     Precept for a jury, form of (s. 20)  
   54.     Summons to a juror, form of (s. 26(5))  
   55.     Summons and notice list, form of (s. 33(2))  
   56.     Summons to show cause, form of (s. 55)  
   57.     Jury panels or pools, lawyers may obtain copies of

   PART 14 -- Criminal Appeals Act 2004 PART 2 Division 2 rules

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   58.     Interpretation in this Part

           Division 2 -- General  

   59.     Hearings by telephone  
   60.     Judge’s general jurisdiction  
   61.     Non-attendance by party, consequences of  
   62.     Decisions made in absence of a party  
   63.     Decisions made on the papers

           Division 3 -- Procedure for appeals  

   64.     Nature of appeals  
   65.     Appeal, how to commence  
   66.     Primary court to be notified and to supply records  
   67.     Respondent’s options  
   68.     Interim order, applying for  
   69.     Urgent appeal order, nature of  
   70.     Consenting to orders  
   71.     Appeal books etc. not needed unless ordered

           Division 4 -- Concluding an appeal  

   72.     Discontinuing an appeal  
   73.     Settling an appeal  
   74.     Appeal, certificate of conclusion of  
   75.     Return of exhibits

   PART 15 -- Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cwlth) rules  

   76.     Interpretation in this Part  
   77.     Appeals under Part

   PART 16 -- Miscellaneous  

   78.     Repeal
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Forms  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Information for witnesses
           Compilation table