Court may give sentence indication
207 Court may give sentence indication
S. 207 substituted by No. 1/2022 s. 111.
At any time after the indictment is filed but before the trial commences, the court may indicate that, if the accused pleads guilty to any charge on the indictment at that time or another charge, the court would be likely to impose on the accused—
a sentence of a specified type; or
a specified maximum total effective sentence.
Note
See section 210 for when a trial commences.
A sentence indication is given in relation to any charges specified in the application under section 208, not an individual charge.
Note
The Open Courts Act 2013 enables the court to close a proceeding or part of a proceeding to the public.
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