Criminal Procedure Act
The Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (the Act) includes 5 stages: Admin Review Trial Sentencing Appeal Admin The main components of this stage are: proceedings commence with the filing of a charging document the defendant makes his or her first appearances proceedings for category 4 offences transfer to the High Court pleas and elections are entered. Part 2 of the Act sets out the commencement of proceedings and preliminary steps, with 2 subparts: filing a charging document notifying defendant o