The Registrar can put together information from charging documents in a way that helps you access or use it as allowed by the Act. You can use this information for the court record or for other administrative reasons. The Registrar can do this to make things easier to manage.

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26: Private prosecutions, or

"Starting a court case on your own, without the police, is called a private prosecution"

28: Summons in relation to charge may be served, or

"When someone thinks you've done something wrong, they can give you a special paper called a summons to go to court."

Part 2Commencement of proceedings and preliminary steps
Filing a charging document

27Power of Registrar to compile charging information

Nothing in this Act prevents a Registrar compiling the information in any 1 or more charging documents in any manner or form—
that enables that information to be accessed or used as authorised or required by this Act; or
for the purposes of maintaining the permanent court record of the proceeding; or
for any other reason of administrative convenience.