Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) At a
disclosure/committal hearing in relation to a charge, the court
must —
(a) if
satisfied that the prosecutor has complied with section 42 —
(i)
require the accused to plead to the charge;
(ii)
commit the accused for sentence or trial, as the plea
requires, to a superior court with jurisdiction to deal with the charge; and
(iii)
comply with subsection (2);
(b) if
not so satisfied —
(i)
adjourn the charge to another disclosure/ committal
hearing on a new court date that allows a reasonable time for the prosecutor
to comply with section 42;
(ii)
order the prosecutor to comply with section 42
before that new court date; and
(iii)
if the prosecutor does not obey the order, adjourn the
charge again or dismiss it for want of prosecution.
(2) As soon as
practicable after committing the accused for sentence or trial to a superior
court under subsection (1), the court of summary jurisdiction
must —
(a) give
the superior court a copy of —
(i)
the prosecution notice containing the charge and the
information recorded under section 47(1);
(ii)
any remand warrant for the accused;
(iii)
any witness documents for the charge;
(iv)
any order made under section 138; and
(v)
any other document prescribed;
(b) if
necessary, comply with the Bail Act 1982 section 27; and
(c) give
the relevant authorised officer a copy of —
(i)
all documents that it has sent to the superior court
under paragraph (a); and
(ii)
any bail documents for the accused.