Question on Notice 1048/2026: Number of charges for offences

Topic

Number of charges for offences

Question

With reference to adult defendants charged with an offence against the Criminal Code 1899 ss 322 (where the paragraph (a) penalty circumstance applies), 323, 328A, 328C, 328D, 334C, 339 (where s 339(2) or (3) applies), 340, 349, 350, 351, 352 (where the offence is committed against a child or s 352(2) or (3) applies), 535, 541, 542, 544, where the offence under s 535, 541, 542 or 544 relates to an offence otherwise listed in this question— Will the Attorney-General advise (reported separately by each alleged offence) the number of defendants charged in the 2025-26 financial year while recorded as (a) on bail, (b) unlawfully at large or (c) having failed to appear?

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