Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
17Warrant for remand
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17 Warrant for remand (1) The remanding authority must issue a warrant for the remand of the remandee in the director-general’s custody. (2) The warrant— (a) must be addressed to the director-general; and (b) may be signed by a person authorised by the remanding authority. Note If a form is approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004 for a warrant by a court, the form must be used (see that Act, s 8 (2)). (3) The warrant— (a) may state any considerations about the remand to which the director-general must have regard; and (b) must state— (i) when and where the remanding authority orders the return of the remandee to the remanding authority; or (ii) that the remanding authority order the return of the remandee— (A) to the remanding authority at the time and place decided by the registrar; or (B) to another remanding authority at the time and place decided by the registrar. Examples of considerations under par (a) 1 the remandee’s need for access to legal representatives or other people in relation to the proceeding before the remanding authority 2 the likelihood of the remandee having to be brought before a court or magistrate, or the board, in some other proceeding