New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 190

190 Time for hearing

(1) On the first return date for a court attendance notice in any summary proceedings, or at such later time as the court determines, the court must set the date, time and place for hearing and determining the matter.

(2) The court must notify the accused person of the date, time and place, if the accused person is not present.

(3) However, if the accused person is not present at the first return date or at any subsequent mention of the proceedings and has not lodged a written plea of not guilty in accordance with section 182, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter on the first or a subsequent day on which the matter is listed for mention at its discretion.

(4) The court may not proceed to hear and determine the matter unless it is satisfied that the accused person had reasonable notice of the first return date or the mention date.

Note--: The powers of a court to adjourn proceedings generally are set out in section 40.