Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
100RProceedings for breach of order
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100R Proceedings for breach of order
100R Proceedings for breach of order
(1) If it suspects that an offender may have failed to comply with an intervention program order—
(a) the court that made the order, or
(b) any other court of like jurisdiction,
may call on the offender to appear before it.
(2) If the offender fails to appear, the court may—
(a) issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest, or
(b) authorise an authorised officer to issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest.
(2A) If, however, at the time the court proposes to call on an offender to appear before it, the court is satisfied that the location of the offender is unknown, the court may immediately—
(a) issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest, or
(b) authorise an authorised officer to issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest.
(3) If it is satisfied that an offender appearing before it has failed to comply with an intervention program order, a court—
(a) may decide to take no action with respect to the failure to comply, or
(b) may revoke the intervention program order.
s 100R: Ins 2002 No 100, Sch 3 [13]. Am 2017 No 53, Sch 1 [32].