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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.