74MCourt action after adjournment

74M Court action after adjournment (1) This section applies when a proceeding adjourned under section 74K (1) comes before the court again. (2) The court may dismiss the proceeding— (a) if— (i) the director-general has, under section 74L (2) (a), told the court what action the director-general has taken, is taking or proposes to take under the care and protection chapters in relation to the child or young person; and (ii) the court is satisfied that taking the action is in the best interests of the child or young person; or (b) if— (i) the director-general has, under section 74L (2) (b), told the court that the director-general proposes to take no action under any care and protection chapter in relation to the child or young person; and

Care and protection considerations in proceedings Division 7A.2 (ii) the court is satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child or young person that the director-general takes no action; or (c) the director-general has made an application under the care and protection chapters in relation to the child or young person. (3) The court may also make any other order or take any other action in relation to the indictment against the child or young person that the court considers appropriate.

Part 7B Procedural provisions—industrial or work safety matters Part 7B Procedural provisions— industrial or work safety matters 74N Industrial Court procedure (1) The Magistrates Court Act 1930, chapter 3 (Criminal proceedings), and the rules applying to criminal proceedings in the Magistrates Court, apply to the Industrial Court in relation to a criminal (2) The rules applying to civil proceedings in the Magistrates Court apply to the Industrial Court in relation to any other proceeding.

Supreme Court criminal proceedings—preliminary Division 8.1 Part 8 Supreme Court—criminal Division 8.1 Supreme Court criminal proceedings—preliminary 75 Application—pt 8 This part applies to a criminal proceeding in the Supreme Court. Division 8.2 Trial on indictment 76 Supreme Court jurisdiction to make orders for conduct of indictable trials (1) The Supreme Court has jurisdiction in relation to the conduct of a criminal proceeding against an accused person for an indictable offence— (a) if the accused person is committed to the sittings of the Supreme Court for the offence—when the Magistrates Court has completed making— (i) an order to commit the accused person to the sittings of the Supreme Court (the committal order); and (ii) any other orders incidental to the committal order; or (b) in any other case—when an indictment for the offence is presented against the accused person in the Supreme Court. (2) Any orders, rulings or directions that may be made by the Supreme Court for the purposes of a trial for an indictable offence may be made before— (a) if the tribunal of fact for the trial is a jury—the jury is empanelled; or

(b) if the tribunal of fact for the trial is a judge alone—the judge starts hearing evidence to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused person. (3) An order, ruling or direction of the Supreme Court under subsection (2) is binding on the trial judge at the hearing of the trial unless in the opinion of the trial judge it is not in the interests of justice for the order, ruling or direction to remain binding. (4) Subject to this Act, the point in a criminal proceeding on indictment against an accused person when an order, ruling or direction under subsection (2) is made is taken to be part of the trial of the accused (5) If an accused person elects to be tried by a jury, the person may be arraigned again in the presence of the panel of jurors.