Criminal Procedure Act 1986

The Rule Committee may make rules for or with respect to the following matters—

service of court attendance notices, briefs of evidence and other documents,

endorsement of service of court attendance notices and other documents,

procedures for adjourning, relisting and notifying accused persons about alternative offences,

additional requirements for the form of warrants,

the circumstances in which a person may obtain copies of documents relating to criminal proceedings,

assessment of costs on adjournment,

the form of submissions to a court about disputed costs,

forms to be used under this Act.

A court may in proceedings for a summary offence, if of the opinion that it is in the interests of justice to do so, dispense with or vary a requirement of the rules.

For the purposes of subsection (2), the Local Court may make directions as to the conduct of proceedings.

The power conferred by subsection (2) does not extend to any rule declared by the rules to be mandatory.