Criminal law resources early appropriate guilty pleas

The Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) Reform commenced on 30 April 2018 and applies to all strictly indictable and elected table offences where proceedings commenced after 30 April 2018.

Please find below some resources to assist you.

EAGP - primary materials

EAGP Amending Act - Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals and Guilty Pleas) Bill 2017
EAGP Explanatory Note
Second Reading Speeches - Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
Local Court Practice Note Comm 2 and assisting flowchart
Brief Protocol between ODPP and NSW Police (pdf 2.8MB)
The Public Defenders office
The Director of Public Prosecutions NSW - Prosecution guidelines
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

EAGP resources for practitioners

EAGP summary slides (pdf 530KB)
Section 72 assistance for practitioners (pdf 627KB)
Section 72 - Explanation to legally represented accused if statutory utilitarian discount caps apply (pdf 644KB)
Section 72 - Explanation to legally represented accused if statutory utilitarian discount caps do not apply (PDF 478KB)

Quality Standards Checklist

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Early appropriate guilty pleas

EAGP - primary materials

EAGP resources for practitioners

Quality Standards Checklist

Indictable Criminal Law Checklist DOCX | English | June 2023 | 156 kb

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