Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928
122ASerious or difficult matters not to be dealt with summarily
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122A Serious or difficult matters not to be dealt with summarily (1) If it appears to the Court that a charge being heard summarily under section 120, 121A or 131A, having regard to its seriousness, the intricacy of the facts or the difficulty of any question of law likely to arise at the trial or any other relevant circumstances, ought to be tried by the Supreme Court, the Court: (a) may discontinue the summary proceedings; and (b) if it does so, must continue the proceedings as a preliminary examination. (2) The Court, in continuing proceedings under subsection (1)(b) may, having regard to the stage reached in the summary proceedings, do any or all of the following: (a) dispense with the requirement for a committal brief to be served; (b) grant leave for witnesses to give oral evidence-in-chief or be cross-examined without requiring compliance with sections 105G to 105K; (c) otherwise dispense with or modify the requirements of