The most common criminal charges “summary offences” are heard by a Magistrate in a Local Court. The nearest Local Courts are located at Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone & Dunedoo. The case for the Police is presented by a Police Prosecutor or a Director of...
Normally the law requires a person to either plead guilty or not guilty to a charge. A person can also apply to have a charge dismissed if there is evidence that he/she is: developmentally disabled o suffering from a mental illness or suffering from a mental condition...
Local Court Magistrates can impose up to 2 years imprisonment. The Court can specify that part of the Sentence can be served in the community, on parole. For example a 12 month Sentence can have a 9 month non-parole period (in jail) with 3 months on parole. As a last...
