Criminal Procedure Act 2009

This section applies if the informant is a police officer.

At the first mention hearing, the informant must have the following documents available for provision to the accused or the legal practitioner representing the accused—

a copy of the preliminary brief (if prepared);

a copy of the full brief (if prepared);

if neither a preliminary brief nor a full brief has been prepared—

a copy of the charge-sheet in respect of the alleged offence; and

if applicable, a copy of the record of reasons; and

a statement of the alleged facts on which the charge is based; and

either—

a copy of the criminal record of the accused that is available at the time of the first mention hearing; or

a statement that the accused has no previous convictions or infringement convictions known at that time.

This section does not apply to a proceeding for a traffic camera offence.