190Procedure on appearance of defendant

190 Procedure on appearance of defendant (1) At the hearing in respect of an offence specified in a notice to appear, the complainant must give the defendant and the Court a complaint containing a statement of the specific offence with which the defendant is charged and the particulars that are necessary to give the defendant reasonable information about the nature of the (2) The Court may adjourn a hearing so that a defendant given a complaint under subsection (1) may consider it and make a full answer to the charge. (3) If a defendant is not given a complaint in accordance with subsection (1), the Court may adjourn the hearing or dismiss the proceedings. (4) If a defendant appears and the complainant fails to appear, the Court must dismiss the proceedings unless it thinks it proper to adjourn the hearing. (5) The dismissal of proceedings under this section does not prevent the commencement of other proceedings in respect of the offence specified in the notice to appear.

Division 3 Procedures in relation to person served with notice to appear Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928 75