What does mention mean in court

See 3. Practice Direction No 2 of — Sexual offences and summary contest listings. Practice Direction No 2 of applies to criminal proceedings which relate wholly or partly to a charge of a sexual offence, and where the proceedings are to be listed for a summary contested hearing.

Section 53 just tells you what you can do at a mention hearing. This defines exactly what a mention hearing is: an opportunity to tell the Court what is happening with the matter without going into any great detail.

Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. Phone Appointments and Video Conferences Available. What can happen at a mention? The matter can proceed as a plea of guilty or plea hearing. The matter can be adjourned for a further mention or case conference. The matter can be adjourned for a contest mention. The matter can be adjourned for a contested hearing.

The matter can be adjourned for a plea hearing. The matter can be adjourned for a bail application. Our Legal Services. Latest Case Studies. Breach Intervention Order Ringwood.

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For example, if you are pleading guilty: but you need time to engage a lawyer or to obtain medical materials and letters of support to present to the Court, your matter can be adjourned for a plea of guilty on another date; it is not a complex matter, and you are well prepared to proceed with a plea of guilty, your matter can proceed and finalise on the mention date.

You receive your penalty and you do not need to go to Court again; but your matter is more serious or complex, the Court may require further time to consider your penalty, or order that you be assessed for suitability for a Community Corrections Order. In that case, you would be required to attend Court again on another date for further plea and sentence.

If you agree with some of the charges, but dispute others: or you dispute aspects of the police summary, your lawyer can conduct negotiations called summary case conference discussions with police prior to, or at the mention of your matter at Court. If those discussions are able to resolve the issues in dispute, and you are well prepared to proceed, the matter can finalise with a plea of guilty on the mention date; and negotiations do not resolve the issues in dispute, the matter can be adjourned for further mention in order to allow an opportunity for further negotiations, or for police to provide additional requested evidence; negotiations do not resolve the issues in dispute and there are no outstanding documents that might help resolve the issues in dispute, the case can be adjourned for contest mention.

If you completely disagree with the charges: and police will not withdraw the charges against you, the matter will be adjourned for contest mention , which is the next stage in the Magistrates' Court process toward your plea of not guilty at a contested hearing. What is a Further Mention? Attending Court for a Mention or Further Mention If you are on summons and it is the first mention of your matter, you may need further time to properly prepare your case.

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