182Written pleas

#### 182 Written pleas 182 Written pleas > > (1) An accused person served with a court attendance notice may lodge with the registrar a notice in writing that the accused person will plead guilty or not guilty to the offence or offences the subject of the court attendance notice concerned. > > > (2) The notice is to be in the form prescribed by the rules and, in the case of a guilty plea, may be accompanied by additional written material containing matters in mitigation of the offence. > > > (2A) Despite subsection (2), a notice in writing under this section is not required to be in the form prescribed by the rules if the written notice is accepted by the Local Court. > > > (3) An accused person who lodges a notice under this section with the registrar not later than 7 days before the date on which the person is required to first attend before the Local Court— > > > > > (a) is not required to attend the Court on that date, and > > > > > (b) is taken to have attended the Court on that date. > > > (4) This section does not apply to an accused person who has been granted or refused bail or in relation to whom bail has been dispensed with. > > > (5), (6) (Repealed) > > **s 182:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[82\]. Am 1986 No 209, sec 182; 2003 No 40, Sch 1.10 \[4\]; 2006 No 23, Sch 2 \[1\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2009 No 4, Sch 2.2; 2017 No 44, Sch 1.9 \[3\]; 2020 No 4, Sch 1.2.