Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 104

    (1)     A judge or magistrate may issue a warrant for an offender's arrest if satisfied, by information on oath that—

        (a)     there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the offender has breached, or will breach, any of the offender's good behaviour obligations; or

        (b)     the offender has failed to comply with—

              (i)     an agreement under section 105 (Good behaviour—agreement to attend court); or

              (ii)     a summons under section 106 (Good behaviour—summons to attend court).

    (2)     The warrant must—

        (a)     be in writing signed by the judge or magistrate; and

        (b)     be directed to all police officers or a named police officer; and

        (c)     state briefly the matter on which the information is based; and

        (d)     order the offender's arrest and bringing the offender before the sentencing court.

    (3)     A police officer who arrests the offender under the warrant must, as soon as practicable, bring the offender before—

        (a)     the sentencing court; or

        (b)     if the sentencing court is not sitting—a magistrate.

Note     For remanding or granting bail to the offender, see the Bail Act 1992

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