Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 3) 2024 (WA)

Western Australia

Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 3) 2024

Western Australia

Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 3) 2024 Contents Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Criminal Procedure Act 2004

Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 3) 2024

Made by the judges of the Supreme Court.

1.Citation

These rules are the Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules (No. 3) 2024.

2.Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

• (a)

  rules 1 and 2 — on the day on which these rules are published on the WA legislation website;

• (b)

  the rest of the rules — on 18 December 2024.

3.Rules amended

These rules amend the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005.

4.Schedule 1 Forms 6A and 6B replaced

Delete Schedule 1 Forms 6A and 6B and insert:

6A. Application under Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(b) (r. 30A(1))

Criminal Procedure Act 2004 Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 Supreme Court/District Court At:                      Number:				Application for summons or warrant under the Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(b)
Case			[Names of all parties]
Applicant	Name
	Address
	Telephone No.
Application details	The applicant applies: r      under the Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(b) for a summons for the purpose of causing the accused mentioned above to appear before an appropriate judicial officer as provided in s. 54(1) of that Act. r      under the Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(b) for a warrant for the purpose of causing the accused mentioned above to appear before an appropriate judicial officer as provided in s. 54(1) of that Act. The grounds for the application are: r      accused unlikely to appear in court in compliance with requirement of bail undertaking (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(i)) r      breach or likely breach of the following condition(s) of bail undertaking (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(ii)):
	r     not to be in the company of a particular person			r     report to a Community Corrections Officer
	r     not to go within a specified distance of a specified place or person (not to approach or enter)			r     obey direction of a Community Corrections Officer
	r     not to make contact with a particular person			r     comply with curfew
	r     attend drug and alcohol testing			r     report to Police
	r     attend drug and alcohol counselling			r     reside at a particular address
	r     undertake a mental health assessment			r     surrender passport
r     undertake a physical health examination			r     not to consume specified/ illicit/prohibited substance(s)
r     attend/reside at a specialist treatment centre			r     other:
r     attend other counselling/ programmes as specified
r      breach of home detention condition (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(iii)) r      breach of electronic monitoring condition (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(iv)) r      surety no longer suitable or dead (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(b)(i)) r      other (specify):
Description of grounds
Signature of applicant or legal practitioner	................................................ Applicant / Applicant’s legal practitioner					Date

6B. Notice that accused arrested without warrant under Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(a) (r. 30A(2))

Criminal Procedure Act 2004 Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 Supreme Court/District Court At:                      Number:				Notice that accused arrested without warrant under the Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(a)
Case			[Names of all parties]
Police officer lodging notice	Name
	Address
	Telephone No.
Details	The accused has been arrested without warrant under the Bail Act 1982 s. 54(2)(a) for the purposes of causing the accused to appear before an appropriate judicial officer under section 54(1) of that Act to show cause why the accused’s bail should not be varied or revoked. The grounds for causing the accused to appear are: r       accused unlikely to appear in court in compliance with requirement of bail undertaking (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(i)) r       breach or likely breach of the following condition(s) of bail undertaking (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(ii)):
	r     not to be in the company of a particular person			r     report to a Community Corrections Officer
	r     not to go within a specified distance of a specified place or person (not to approach or enter)			r     obey direction of a Community Corrections Officer
	r     not to make contact with a particular person			r     comply with curfew
	r     attend drug and alcohol testing			r     report to Police
r     attend drug and alcohol counselling			r     reside at a particular address
r     undertake a mental health assessment			r     surrender passport
r     undertake a physical health examination			r     not to consume specified / illicit / prohibited substance(s)
r     attend / reside at a specialist treatment centre			r     other:
r     attend other counselling / programmes as specified
r       breach of home detention condition (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(iii)) r       breach of electronic monitoring condition (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(a)(iv)) r       surety no longer suitable or dead (Bail Act 1982 s. 54(1)(b)(i)) r       other (specify):
Description of grounds
Signature of police officer or legal practitioner	...................................... Police officer/ Legal practitioner					Date

Date: 29 November 2024

The Hon. Chief Justice Peter Quinlan Chief Justice of Western Australia Supreme Court of Western Australia