Ex officio indictments
561 Ex officio indictments
A Crown Law Officer may sign and present an indictment in any court of criminal jurisdiction against any person for any indictable offence, whether the accused person has been committed for trial or not.
A Crown prosecutor or a person appointed by the Governor in Council to sign and present indictments in any court of criminal jurisdiction may sign and present an indictment in that court against any person for any indictable offence within the jurisdiction of the court, whether the accused person has been committed for trial or not and against any person for an indictable offence who with the person’s prior consent has been committed for trial or for sentence for an offence before that court.
Also, if an indictment is signed by a person authorised to sign the indictment under this section, a DPP presenter may present the indictment to the court stated in the indictment. sch 1 pt 8 ch 60 s 561 amd 1956 5 Eliz 2 No. 5 s 5; 2002 No. 68 s 305
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