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District Court of Queensland Act 1967
sec.29When action may be removed
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### sec.29 When action may be removed
When any action, matter or proceeding is pending in the District Court in its civil or criminal jurisdiction or when any accused person has been committed for trial to the District Court, the Supreme Court shall, upon application by the Crown, in a criminal matter or proceeding or in any action or civil proceeding in which the Crown is a party and may, if it thinks it desirable, upon the application of any interested person, direct a writ of certiorari to be issued for removing such action, matter or proceeding into the Supreme Court or recommit the accused person for trial to the Supreme Court.
See the Judicial Review Act 1991 , section 41 .
The Supreme Court may impose such terms as to payment of costs as it thinks fit and it may make such orders as to remand custody and bail or otherwise as it thinks fit.
s 29 amd 1980 No. 35 s 4 (1) sch 1 ; 1996 No. 79 s 31 ; 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1 ; 2008 No. 59 s 39
hdg prec s 30 om 1994 No. 87 s 3 sch 2
(sec.29-ssec.1) When any action, matter or proceeding is pending in the District Court in its civil or criminal jurisdiction or when any accused person has been committed for trial to the District Court, the Supreme Court shall, upon application by the Crown, in a criminal matter or proceeding or in any action or civil proceeding in which the Crown is a party and may, if it thinks it desirable, upon the application of any interested person, direct a writ of certiorari to be issued for removing such action, matter or proceeding into the Supreme Court or recommit the accused person for trial to the Supreme Court. See the Judicial Review Act 1991 , section 41 .
(sec.29-ssec.2) The Supreme Court may impose such terms as to payment of costs as it thinks fit and it may make such orders as to remand custody and bail or otherwise as it thinks fit.