South Australian Consolidated Acts

SUMMARY PROCEDURE ACT 1921 - SECT 62D

62D—Proof of previous convictions

        (1)         Where a defendant is served, at least three days before the hearing of the complaint, with a notice signed by the complainant and—

            (a)         stating particulars of any previous convictions of the defendant; and

            (b)         stating that those particulars may be alleged against him at the hearing of the complaint,

the prosecutor may, after the court has convicted the defendant of the offence alleged in the complaint, tender a copy of the notice in evidence before the court.

        (2)         The court may regard an allegation contained in any such notice as sufficient evidence of the matter alleged.

        (3)         A notice under this section may be served personally or by post.

        (4)         If the prosecution tenders a copy of a notice under this section as evidence of convictions, it is not precluded from tendering other evidence of the same or other convictions.