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[2007] QCA 14

COURT OF APPEAL

MCMURDO P
WILLIAMS JA
JERRARD JA

CA No 324 of 2006

THE QUEEN

KOICHIRO OZAWA Applicant/Appellant

BRISBANE

..DATE 30/01/2007

ORDER

THE PRESIDENT: I direct a transcript be prepared of today's hearing. The matter is to be adjourned to a date to be fixed but the applicant is to, upon leaving Court, obtain a date for hearing from the Deputy Registrar, Appeals, today.

The applicant is to file within 21 days any material on which he seeks to rely to question the lawfulness of the plea of guilty in the District Court. The parties are otherwise to follow the directions of the Deputy Registrar, Appeals, in terms of preparing this matter for hearing on the adjourned date.

Those are the orders of the Court. Do you understand that, Mr Ozawa?

APPELLANT: Yes.

THE PRESIDENT: So, you go straight down to the Deputy Registrar, Appeals.

APPELLANT: The Appeal - the appeal‑‑‑‑‑
THE PRESIDENT: And get a date for hearing.
APPELLANT: Yes.

THE PRESIDENT: And then you've got 21 days to put in any material which you say shows that you shouldn’t have pleaded guilty or the guilty plea was wrong, and then you have to also follow the directions of the Deputy Registrar, Appeals, in terms of preparing the matter for hearing so that it will be ready on the adjourned date.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Court of Appeal of Queensland, the case of the Queen versus Koichiro Ozawa was heard. The applicant, Ozawa, appealed against a decision made in the District Court of Queensland, where he had entered a plea of guilty to a charge of possessing a prohibited drug. The primary issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the applicant's plea of guilty was lawful and whether there were grounds to question the validity of the plea. Specifically, the court had to consider whether there were any errors in the District Court's handling of the plea process that might render it invalid.

The Court of Appeal directed that a transcript be prepared of the hearing. They also issued several orders to manage the proceedings. The applicant was instructed to obtain a date for the hearing from the Deputy Registrar, Appeals, and to file within 21 days any material he intended to rely on to argue that his guilty plea was unlawful or incorrect. The Court of Appeal emphasised that the applicant must follow the directions of the Deputy Registrar, Appeals, in preparing the matter for the hearing on the adjourned date. The Court of Appeal also confirmed that the applicant understood these instructions, and that the matter would be ready for hearing on the date to be fixed.

The Court of Appeal issued a clear set of directions to manage the appeal process. The applicant was required to obtain a hearing date from the Deputy Registrar, Appeals, and to file any relevant material within 21 days. The Court of Appeal highlighted the importance of following the Deputy Registrar's directions to ensure the matter was adequately prepared for the hearing. The Court of Appeal adjourned the matter, setting a date for the hearing to be determined by the Deputy Registrar, Appeals.

R v Ozawa

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