This guide covers both summary and indictable matters in the Criminal jurisdiction of the Local Court of New South Wales (NSW).
Using up-to-date, practical commentary, hyperlinks to relevant legislation and a comprehensive range of precedents, this Step-by-Step Guide demystifies the processes of the Local Court and enables you to proceed with confidence.
Whether you are dealing with arrest, charges, pleas, bail, hearing, trial, sentence, traffic offences, penalties including drug, PCA and other driving offences, AVOs or appeals, the Step-by-Step Guide takes you sequentially through each stage of the process, from the opening of a new file through to trial and finalisation.
This guide also provides an excellent training facility or memory jog for staff members or practitioners unfamiliar with the conduct of matters in the Criminal Local Court of NSW.
