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Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928
125Charge to be reduced into writing and defendant required to
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125 Charge to be reduced into writing and defendant required to plead (1) If the Court decides to hear and determine a charge summarily under section 120, 121A or 131A, the charge shall, in the case of a parol information, be reduced into writing, and the defendant shall be asked whether he is guilty or not guilty of the charge.
Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928 57 (2) The charge must then be heard and determined as if the offence were a summary offence.