Dictionary
Schedule 6 Dictionary
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accurately, in relation to interpreting, translating or sight translating, for chapter 11, part 2, see rule 54AB.
sch 6 def accurately ins 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(1)
accused person means—
for chapter 5—see rule 22; or
otherwise—
a person who has been charged with an indictable offence and committed to a court for trial; or
a person against whom an indictment has been presented.
appeal, for chapter 15, part 6, see rule 91.
appeal period means—
the period in which a notice of appeal or notice of application for leave to appeal must be given under the Code, section 671; or
for an appeal under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967, section 118, 1 calendar month after the decision appealed from.
sch 6 def appeal period amd 2012 SL No. 150 s 61 (1)
appeal record book see rule 97(1)(a).
sch 6 def appeal record book ins 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(2)
appellant means a person who—
starts an appeal or subsequent appeal; or
applies for leave to appeal or leave to make a subsequent appeal.
sch 6 def appellant sub 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(1)–(2)
applicant, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def applicant ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
applicant’s communication, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def applicant’s communication ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
application, for chapter 5, see rule 22.
chief executive (corrective services)...
sch 6 def chief executive (corrective services) om 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (1)
Code means the Criminal Code.
code of conduct, for chapter 11, part 2, see rule 54AB.
sch 6 def code of conduct ins 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(1)
concluded trial means a trial for which—
a verdict of not guilty has been returned or a finding of not guilty has been made; or
the jury has been discharged or the trial has otherwise concluded without a verdict or finding; or
a verdict of guilty has been returned or a finding of guilty has been made and an appeal has not been started within the appeal period.
sch 6 def concluded trial ins 2018 SL No. 127 s 34
conviction means a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court.
coroner means a coroner or deputy coroner under the Coroners Act 1958.
Editor’s note—
Coroners Act 1958—now see the Coroners Act 2003, section 103.
court, for a proceeding—
for chapters 1, 3 and 12 and chapter 8, rules 30, 31, 33 and 34 and rule 62—means the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, the District Court, a Magistrates Court, a judge of appeal, or a judge of the Supreme Court or District Court, hearing the proceeding; or
for chapter 11, part 1, see rule 52(1) and (2); or
for chapter 15, see rule 63; or
otherwise—means the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, the District Court, a judge of appeal, or a judge of the Supreme Court or District Court, hearing the proceeding.
sch 6 def court amd 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (3); 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(2)–(3)
court of trial means any court from whose finding, sentence, or other decision a person is entitled under the Code—
to appeal or apply for leave to appeal; or
to apply for leave to make a subsequent appeal.
sch 6 def court of trial sub 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(1)–(2)
Crown law officer means the Attorney-General or the director of public prosecutions.
sch 6 def Crown law officer ins 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(2)
director of public prosecutions means—
for an indictment presented by the Crown in right of the State, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Queensland; or
for an indictment presented by the Commonwealth, the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Commonwealth.
disclosure obligation, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def disclosure obligation ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
disclosure obligation direction, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def disclosure obligation direction ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
electronically means by electronic or computer-based means.
sch 6 def electronically ins 2018 SL No. 127 s 34
examiner, see rule 109(1).
exhibit means a document or anything else produced in evidence at a trial.
indictment, for chapters 6 to 8, 10, 12, 14 and 15, includes an information presented by a private person against someone else with the Supreme Court’s leave.
interpret, for chapter 11, part 2, see rule 54AB.
sch 6 def interpret ins 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(1)
judge, for chapter 15, see rule 63.
Jury Act means the Jury Act 1995.
lawyer includes a firm of solicitors and Legal Aid Queensland.
nominated time, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def nominated time ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
other language, for chapter 11, part 2, see rule 54AB.
sch 6 def other language ins 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(1)
party—
for chapter 8, see rule 29(2); or
for chapter 9, see rule 41; or
for chapter 9A, see rule 43B; or
for chapter 15, part 6, see rule 91.
sch 6 def party amd 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (4)–(5)
present, before a court or judge, includes present by way of telephone, audio or video link or another form of telecommunication.
prison means a place declared to be a prison under the Corrective Services Act 2006, section 149.
sch 6 def prison ins 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(2)
private prosecutor, for chapter 15, part 5, see rule 87.
proper officer, for chapter 10, see rule 44.
proper officer, of the court, means—
for the Supreme Court—the sheriff, the deputy sheriff or the registrar; or
for the District Court—the court’s registrar; or
for a Magistrates Court—the clerk of the court.
sch 6 def proper officer, of the court, amd 2012 SL No. 150 s 61 (2)
prosecution, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def prosecution ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
prosecutor means—
for a proceeding in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court or the District Court—
the director of public prosecutions; or
a private prosecutor; or
for a proceeding in a Magistrates Court—the director of public prosecutions or a complainant.
recognised agency, for chapter 11, part 2, see rule 54AB.
sch 6 def recognised agency ins 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(1)
record includes part of a record.
registrar includes—
for the Court of Appeal—the senior deputy registrar of the Court of Appeal; and
for the District Court—the deputy registrar of the District Court.
relevant proceeding, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def relevant proceeding ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
respondent—
for an appeal or subsequent appeal, means—
a person who is defending the appeal or subsequent appeal; or
a cross-appellant; or
for an application for leave to appeal or an application for leave to make a subsequent appeal, means a person who is defending the application; or
for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def respondent sub 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (1)–(2)
amd 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(3)–(4)
respondent’s response, for chapter 9A, see rule 43B.
sch 6 def respondent’s response ins 2010 Act No. 26 s 46 (2)
schedule form, for an offence, means the form in schedule 3, 3A, 4 or 4A for the offence.
sch 6 def schedule form amd 2020 SL No. 239 s 7; 2025 SL No. 157 s 8
serious drug offence certificate, for chapter 14A, see rule 62A.
sch 6 def serious drug offence certificate ins 2018 SL No. 127 s 34
sight translate, for chapter 11, part 2, see rule 54AB.
sch 6 def sight translate ins 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(1)
subpoena, for a Magistrates Court, means a summons to a person to produce a document to the court under the Justices Act 1886, section 83.
subsequent appeal see the Code, section 668(1).
sch 6 def subsequent appeal ins 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(2)
subsequent appeal record book see rule 97A(1)(a).
sch 6 def subsequent appeal record book ins 2024 SL No. 178 s 54(2)
translate, for chapter 11, part 2, see rule 54AB.
sch 6 def translate ins 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(1)
trial—
generally—includes a proceeding in which a person is to be sentenced; and
for chapter 12—see rule 54A.
sch 6 def trial sub 2013 SL No. 123 s 11
trial judge—
generally—means the judge who presides or presided at the court of trial; and
for chapter 11, part 1—includes a magistrate and 2 justices constituting a Magistrates Court; and
for chapter 12—see rule 54A.
sch 6 def trial judge sub 2013 SL No. 123 s 11
amd 2024 SL No. 56 s 8(4)
trial prosecutor, for chapter 15, part 5, see rule 87.
trial transcript means a transcription of a record under the Recording of Evidence Act 1962 of a trial proceeding.
sch 6 def trial transcript sub 2013 SL No. 40 s 12
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