Duties:
11 The Crown Attorney shall aid in the local administration of justice and perform the duties that are assigned to Crown Attorneys under the laws in force in Ontario, and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, every Crown Attorney shall, to examine informations, etc. (a) examine informations, examinations, depositions, recognizances, inquisitions and papers connected with offences against the laws in force in Ontario that the provincial judges, justices of the peace and coroners are required to transmit to him or her, and, where necessary, cause such charges to be further investigated, and additional evidence to be collected, and sue out process to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, so that prosecutions may not be delayed unnecessarily or fail through want of proof; to conduct prosecutions (b) conduct, on the part of the Crown, preliminary hearings of indictable offences and prosecutions for indictable offences, (i) at the sittings of the Superior Court of Justice where no law officer of the Crown or other counsel has been appointed by the Attorney General, (ii) before provincial judges in summary trials of indictable offences under the Criminal Code (Canada), in the same manner as the law officers of the Crown conduct similar prosecutions at the sittings of the Superior Court of Justice, and with the like rights and privileges, and attend to all criminal business at such courts; special Crown counsel (c) where a law officer of the Crown or other counsel has been appointed by the Attorney General, deliver to the Crown officer or other counsel all papers connected with the criminal business at the sittings of the Superior Court of Justice before the opening of the court and, if required, be present at the court and assist the Crown officer or other counsel; cases brought by private prosecutors (d) watch over cases conducted by private prosecutors and, without unnecessarily interfering with private individuals who wish in such cases to prosecute, assume wholly the conduct of the case where justice towards the accused seems to demand his or her interposition; summary conviction matters (e) where in his or her opinion the public interest so requires, conduct proceedings in respect of any provincial offence or offence punishable on summary conviction; government prosecutions (f) when requested in writing, cause prosecutions for offences against any Act of the Legislature to be instituted on behalf of any governmental ministry or agency and conduct such prosecutions to judgment and to appeal, if so instructed; summary conviction appeals (g) where in his or her opinion the public interest so requires, conduct appeals to the Superior Court of Justice for provincial offences and offences punishable on summary conviction; justices of the peace (h) advise justices of the peace with respect to offences against the laws in force in Ontario; bail (i) where a prisoner is in custody charged with or convicted of an offence and an application is made for bail, inquire into the facts and circumstances and satisfy himself or herself as to the sufficiency of the surety or sureties offered, and examine and approve of the bail bonds where bail is ordered.  R.S.O. 1990, c. C.49, s. 11; 2006, c. 19, Sched. C, s. 1 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 19, Sched. C, s. 1 (1) - 22/06/2006