4303Represented defendant may enter plea or consent to

4303 Represented defendant may enter plea or consent to summary disposal of proceeding (1) A defendant represented by a legal practitioner in a criminal proceeding may— (a) enter a plea to an information by filing in the court a plea in writing— (i) signed by the defendant; and (ii) witnessed and certified by the legal practitioner; and (b) consent to summary disposal of the proceeding by filing in the court a consent in writing— (i) signed by the defendant; and (ii) witnessed by the legal practitioner. Note See approved form 4.16 (Plea to information or consent to disposal of proceeding summarily) AF2024-40. (2) The certification under subrule (1) (a) (ii) must certify that— (a) the defendant read or was made aware of the contents of the information; and (b) the defendant was made aware of the effect of entering the plea, including that entering a plea of guilty to an offence in the information is a binding and unequivocal admission of guilt to each element of the offence; and (c) the defendant signed the plea after being made aware of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

Magistrates Court criminal proceedings—prosecution evidence in committal proceedings Division 4.2.1A Rule 4305 Division 4.2.1A Magistrates Court criminal proceedings—prosecution evidence in committal proceedings