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Bail Act 1992
49Failure to answer bail
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49 Failure to answer bail
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) gives an undertaking to appear before a court; and
(b) fails to carry out the undertaking.
(2) The court may issue a warrant to arrest the person and to bring the
person before the court.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse
for failing to carry out the undertaking.