4VAdjournment of proceeding in Assessment and Referral Court List

4V Adjournment of proceeding in Assessment and Referral Court List (1) The Court, at any time before taking a formal plea from the accused in a criminal proceeding which has been referred to the Assessment and Referral Court List, may adjourn a proceeding in that List for the purposes of a clinical assessment of the accused to— (a) identify the accused's needs based on the needs criteria set out in section 4T; and (b) prepare an individual support plan for the accused. (2) The Court must fix a return date for consideration by the Court of the proposed individual support plan. (3) On the return date, the Court may— S. 4V(3)(a) amended by No. 68/2013 s. 5(1). (a) subject to subsection (5), approve the individual support plan, with or without amendments; (b) fix bail conditions or any undertakings or other conditions the Court considers appropriate; (c) make any other order the Court thinks fit. (4) The Court may adjourn a proceeding under this section for a period not exceeding 12 months to enable the accused to be assessed and participate in and complete his or her individual support plan. S. 4V(5) inserted by No. 68/2013 s. 5(2). (5) The Court must take a formal plea from the accused before approving an individual support plan under subsection (3)(a). S. 4W inserted by No. 12/2010 s. 5.