Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019
18Pre-hearing disclosure notice
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18 Pre-hearing disclosure notice
(1) A summons to answer to a charge or a warrant to arrest issued under section 12 or 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 must be accompanied by a notice in the form of—
(a) Form 8 if the charge is—
(i) an indictable offence that may be determined summarily and a committal proceeding has not been requested; or
(ii) a summary offence; or
(b) Form 9 if the charge is an indictable offence that may not be heard and determined summarily or the charge-sheet contains a request for a committal proceeding.
(2) If a notice to appear was served and a charge-sheet filed with the Court, a notice in Form 8 must accompany a preliminary brief or full brief.