A complaint charging two summary offences 'in the alternative' where the offences are not true alternatives does not comply with s 43 of the Justices Act 1886 (Qld), and the power to amend under s 48 is not available to cure such non-compliance. Where an Industrial Magistrate commits jurisdictional error in exercising a power to amend, but the Industrial Court's error in upholding that decision on appeal is within jurisdiction, the Supreme Court may exercise its supervisory jurisdiction to grant declaratory relief in respect of the Magistrate's jurisdictional error.
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