Re PZX [2024] QSC 186, is a decision of Chief Justice Bowskill, that considers the interplay between section 552BA of the Criminal Code and sections 9 and 16(3) Bail Act Qld 1980. Importantly, the court was called upon to determine whether the applicant was in a ‘show cause position’ given that he was already on bail for what the Crown alleged were, indictable offences. The court needed to determine whether the show cause provision was enlivened in circumstances where the earlier indictable offences were capable of summary disposition pursuant to the requirements of section 552BA of the Criminal Code. FACTS …
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