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CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 145

Arrest warrant—breach of parole obligations

    (1)     A judge or magistrate may issue a warrant for an offender's arrest if satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the offender has breached, or will breach, any of the offender's parole obligations.

    (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—

              (i)     in brief, the matter on which the information is based; and

              (ii)     an end date for the offender's parole time credit under part 7.5A; and

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

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

        (a)     the board; or

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

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

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