New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 202

202 Determination by court

(1) The court must determine summary proceedings after hearing the accused person, prosecutor, witnesses and evidence in accordance with this Act.

(2) The court may determine the matter by convicting the accused person or making an order as to the accused person, or by dismissing the matter.

(3) In the case of a matter heard in the absence of the accused person, the court may adjourn the proceedings to enable the accused person to appear or be brought before the court for sentencing.

Note--: Section 25 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 provides for the issue of warrants of arrest for absent defendants so that they may be brought before the Court for sentencing. Section 62 of that Act also provides for the issue of warrants of commitment after sentencing.