70Applications for summary hearing of indictable offences

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70 Applications for summary hearing of indictable offences

(1) An application for a summary hearing of an indictable offence listed for a committal hearing must be in writing, filed with the Court and served on the informant, unless the Court otherwise directs.

(2) If the application for a summary hearing is granted by a magistrate in relation to the hearing of an indictable offence, so far as practicable, the matter will thereafter proceed before that magistrate.

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