71Arrest of witness under arrest warrant

#### 71 Arrest of witness under arrest warrant 71 Arrest of witness under arrest warrant (cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), ss 40 and 41(3)) > > (1) A person arrested under an arrest warrant issued under this Part is to be brought before a coroner who is a Judge as soon as practicable after the person’s arrest. > > > (2) Subject to subsection (3), a person arrested under an arrest warrant may be dealt with in the same way as a witness arrested under a warrant issued under section 231 of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209). > > > (3) A coroner before whom a person is brought after having been arrested under an arrest warrant issued under this Part— > > > > > (a) must, subject to the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026), order that a warrant be issued for the committal of the person to a correctional centre or other place of security, and > > > > > (b) must order the person to be brought before a coroner at such time and place as is specified in the order. > > > (4) A coroner may make a bail decision in respect of the person under the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026). > > > (5) The [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026) applies to the person as if— > > > > > (a) the person were accused of an offence, and > > > > > (b) the proceedings in which the person is required to be examined or produce a document or thing were proceedings for that offence. > > > (6) Bail may be granted for the period between— > > > > > (a) the person’s being brought before a coroner under a warrant for the purpose of being examined as a witness or producing a document or thing, and > > > > > (b) the person’s being examined as a witness or producing the document or thing. > > > (7) For the purpose of applying the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026), a coroner has the same functions as the Local Court under that Act. > > > (8) (Repealed) > > **s 71:** Am 2014 No 5, Sch 2.8 \[1\] \[2\]; 2025 No 61, Schs 2.20\[3\], 3.5\[1\]–\[3\].