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Criminal Code Act 1983
301Arrest of person charged in ex officio information
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301 Arrest of person charged in ex officio information
(1) When an indictment has been presented against a person who is
not in custody and has not been committed for trial or held to bail to
attend to be tried upon the charge set forth in the indictment, or who
does not appear to be tried upon the charge set forth in the
indictment, a judge of the court in which the indictment is presented
may issue a warrant under his hand to arrest the accused person
and bring him before a the Local Court.
(2) The Local Court may commit him into the custody of the
Commissioner of Correctional Services until he can be tried on the
indictment or may, in a proper case, admit him to bail to attend to
be tried on the indictment.