Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES 1999 - REG 62B

62B Issue of certificate in first instance

(1) The director of public prosecutions must provide a serious drug offender or, for a serious drug offender who is legally represented, the offender’s legal representative, with a draft serious drug offence certificate for the purposes of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , part 9C before the offender’s sentencing hearing.

(2) The director of public prosecutions is to provide an electronic copy of the draft serious drug offence certificate to the sentencing judge’s associate before the sentencing hearing.

(3) The director of public prosecutions is to provide 1 copy of the draft certificate to the court at the sentencing hearing.

(4) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161H (a) , (b) , (c) and (e) applies to the draft certificate as if a reference in any of those paragraphs to a serious drug offence certificate were a reference to the draft certificate.

(5) In this rule—

"serious drug offence" see the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 4 .

"serious drug offender" means a person who is—

(a) convicted of a serious drug offence; and

(b) yet to be sentenced for the offence.