Going to court checklist
Before you go to court for your hearing, make sure you have not forgotten anything. Use the following list to check you have remembered everything.
- I have thought about my case carefully and think I have a reasonable chance of success.
- I have copies of my traffic and criminal histories.
- I have checked my traffic and criminal histories to make sure they are correct.
- I have made three copies of the Application for Removal of Disqualification form.
- I have filed the Application for Removal of Disqualification form in the magistrates court.
- I have asked for an affidavit from my probation officer and affidavits or references in support my application, as described above, if appropriate.
- I have done something about the disqualifications imposed on me outside Queensland, if applicable.
- I have prepared an affidavit.
- I know the date, time and place of my hearing.
What to do at the court
- On the date of the hearing, dress neatly and get to court early to work out which court room you need to go to. DO NOT BE LATE.
- Give your name to the court clerk or police prosecutor. Tell them that you are applying for removal of a disqualification and that you are representing yourself.
- You should have with you the original and two copies of the affidavit, signed and witnessed by a Justice of the Peace. The original is for the court, the first copy is for the prosecutor and the second copy is yours.
- Before the court proceedings begin, you should give the prosecutor a copy of the affidavit.
- Ask the prosecutor whether your application is opposed and, if so, why.
- You should ask to see the prosecutor’s copy of your traffic and criminal histories to check that they are the same as the ones you have – check whether the prosecutor’s copy contains convictions that you don’t know about.