Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

An urgent case order in relation to a case is an order that the case is an urgent case that must be determined as quickly as practicable consistent with the proper administration of justice.

An application for an urgent case order must be made by lodging a Form 2.

The application need not be supported by an affidavit unless the court orders otherwise.

At the hearing of the application —

the applicant must provide material to justify the application, such as a medical certificate; and

each party must provide the dates when the party is not available.

An urgent case order must include an order setting a timetable for the various requirements of these rules and may include —

an order dispensing with or modifying any such requirement;

any order that will or may facilitate the case being heard as quickly as practicable consistent with the proper administration of justice.