23Issue of court attendance notice or warrant

23 Issue of court attendance notice or warrant

23 Issue of court attendance notice or warrant

(1) If an application in respect of a person is made to the Children’s Court under section 21 by the assigned officer, the Children’s Court—

(a) may issue a court attendance notice for the appearance before it of the person, and

(b) if the person does not appear in answer to the court attendance notice—may issue a warrant directing the arrest of the person.

(2) An officer or a member of the police force may arrest a person in respect of whom a warrant has been issued under this section, whether or not the warrant is in the possession of the officer or member of the police force at the time of arrest.

s 23: Am 1997 No 5, Sch 2 [4]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.37 [2].