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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
116UExamination hearing warrant—issue
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116U Examination hearing warrant—issue
(a) a fine defaulter is required to attend an examination hearing,
including an adjourned examination hearing; and
(b) the defaulter fails to attend the hearing as required by the order.
(2) The registrar may issue a warrant (an examination hearing warrant)
ordering an enforcement officer to apprehend the fine defaulter and
bring the defaulter before the registrar to be examined at the
examination hearing if the registrar—
(a) is satisfied that the defaulter was aware that he or she was
required to attend the hearing; and
(b) considers that the defaulter does not have a reasonable excuse
for not attending the hearing.
(3) The registrar may issue the examination hearing warrant on
application by the director-general or on the registrar’s own initiative.
(4) A fine defaulter apprehended under an examination hearing warrant
must be brought before the registrar to be examined at an examination
hearing.