Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014
sec.9Prosecutor may ask for panel
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sec.9 Prosecutor may ask for panel
This section applies if a prosecutor for a proceeding decides it is necessary to decide the value of an animal for the proceeding under the Code , section 450F . For the offences to which the Code , section 450F applies, see the following provisions of the Code — section 398 , punishment in special cases, item 2; chapter 44 ; section 468 . As soon as practicable after making the decision, the prosecutor must ask the chief executive to form a panel to value the animal for the proceeding. When making the request, the prosecutor must give the chief executive the following details for the proceeding (the charge details )— details of the charge in relation to which the animal is connected; the name of— the accused person in the proceeding; and the person claiming to be the owner of the animal; the date on which the offence, to which the charge relates, is alleged to have happened; a description of the animal, including any identifying information available for the animal; the present location of the animal or its remains; the location at which the valuation is proposed to be conducted; the prosecutor’s name and contact details; the scheduled date and place, if known, of the hearing of the charge; any other information, available to the prosecutor, that may assist a panel in the identification of the animal. (sec.9-ssec.1) This section applies if a prosecutor for a proceeding decides it is necessary to decide the value of an animal for the proceeding under the Code , section 450F . For the offences to which the Code , section 450F applies, see the following provisions of the Code — section 398 , punishment in special cases, item 2; chapter 44 ; section 468 . (sec.9-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after making the decision, the prosecutor must ask the chief executive to form a panel to value the animal for the proceeding. (sec.9-ssec.3) When making the request, the prosecutor must give the chief executive the following details for the proceeding (the charge details )— details of the charge in relation to which the animal is connected; the name of— the accused person in the proceeding; and the person claiming to be the owner of the animal; the date on which the offence, to which the charge relates, is alleged to have happened; a description of the animal, including any identifying information available for the animal; the present location of the animal or its remains; the location at which the valuation is proposed to be conducted; the prosecutor’s name and contact details; the scheduled date and place, if known, of the hearing of the charge; any other information, available to the prosecutor, that may assist a panel in the identification of the animal.
- (a) section 398 , punishment in special cases, item 2;
- (b) chapter 44 ;
- (c) section 468 .
- (a) details of the charge in relation to which the animal is connected;