50BAdjournment of proceedings

### 50B Adjournment of proceedings > *\[Section 50B Inserted by No. 108 of 1974, s. 14 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 50B Subsection (1) substituted by No. 8 of 1994, s. 5 \]*Any justice or justices hearing any proceedings may, after hearing such of the parties to the proceedings as are present in court, adjourn the proceedings to another court. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 50B Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 2009, s. 23, Applied:16 Jun 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-06-16/act-2009-023#GS23@EN) *\[Section 50B Subsection (2) amended by No. 57 of 1987, s. 6 \]*[*\[Section 50B Subsection (2) substituted by No. 91 of 2001, s. 8, Applied:05 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-05/act-2001-091#GS8@EN) A clerk of petty sessions may, subject to any directions issued by the Chief Magistrate, adjourn any proceedings set down for hearing by a justice or justices in the clerk's district to another court if a written consent to the adjournment, signed by the parties to the proceedings or their lawyers or agents, is lodged with the clerk before the date of the hearing. > > > (3)  Where, pursuant to [subsection (2)](#GS50B@Gs2@EN) , a clerk of petty sessions adjourns proceedings to a court outside his district, he shall forward all necessary documents to the clerk of petty sessions for the district in which the court is situated. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 50B Subsection (4) amended by No. 22 of 2007, s. 8, Applied:01 Feb 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-02-01/act-2007-022#GS8@EN) The rules of court may provide for or with respect to matters incidental to the adjournment of proceedings under this section, including the continuation of bail and remand.