Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES 1999 - REG 50

50 Addressing an accused person at the end of the prosecution evidence—Code, s 618

(1) At the end of the prosecution evidence, the proper officer must address the accused person as follows—

‘The prosecution having closed its case against you, I must ask you if you intend to adduce evidence in your defence. This means you may give evidence yourself, call witnesses, or produce evidence.

‘You may do all or any of those things, or none of them.’.

(2) The proper officer is taken to have complied with subrule (1) if the proper officer uses other words complying with the requirements of the Code , section 618 .