sec.20Warrant for released prisoner suspected of contravening a supervision order or interim supervision order

### sec.20 Warrant for released prisoner suspected of contravening a supervision order or interim supervision order This section applies if a police officer or corrective services officer reasonably suspects a released prisoner is likely to contravene, is contravening, or has contravened, a requirement of the released prisoner’s supervision order or interim supervision order. The officer may, by a complaint to a magistrate, apply for a warrant for the arrest of the released prisoner directed to all police officers and corrective services officers to arrest the released prisoner and bring the released prisoner before the Supreme Court to be dealt with according to law. The magistrate must issue the warrant, in the approved form, if the magistrate is satisfied the grounds for issuing the warrant exist. However, the warrant may be issued only if the complaint is under oath. The warrant may state the suspected contravention in general terms. If the magistrate issues a warrant under subsection (3) , the commissioner of the police service or the chief executive must give a copy of the warrant to the Attorney-General within 24 hours after the warrant is issued. The Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , sections 800 to 802 , apply to the application for the warrant— as if the warrant were a prescribed authority, within the meaning of section 800 of that Act, that could be obtained under that Act; and if the application is made by a corrective services officer, as if the corrective services officer were a police officer. The Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , sections 800 to 802 provide for obtaining prescribed authorities by phone, fax, radio, email or another similar facility. To remove any doubt, it is declared that a failure by the commissioner of the police service or the chief executive to comply with subsection (7) does not affect the court’s ability to make a further order under section 22 . s 20 amd 2005 No. 70 s 78 ; 2006 No. 24 s 27 ; 2007 No. 35 s 4 (sec.20-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer or corrective services officer reasonably suspects a released prisoner is likely to contravene, is contravening, or has contravened, a requirement of the released prisoner’s supervision order or interim supervision order. (sec.20-ssec.2) The officer may, by a complaint to a magistrate, apply for a warrant for the arrest of the released prisoner directed to all police officers and corrective services officers to arrest the released prisoner and bring the released prisoner before the Supreme Court to be dealt with according to law. (sec.20-ssec.3) The magistrate must issue the warrant, in the approved form, if the magistrate is satisfied the grounds for issuing the warrant exist. (sec.20-ssec.4) However, the warrant may be issued only if the complaint is under oath. (sec.20-ssec.6) The warrant may state the suspected contravention in general terms. (sec.20-ssec.7) If the magistrate issues a warrant under subsection (3) , the commissioner of the police service or the chief executive must give a copy of the warrant to the Attorney-General within 24 hours after the warrant is issued. (sec.20-ssec.8) The Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , sections 800 to 802 , apply to the application for the warrant— as if the warrant were a prescribed authority, within the meaning of section 800 of that Act, that could be obtained under that Act; and if the application is made by a corrective services officer, as if the corrective services officer were a police officer. The Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , sections 800 to 802 provide for obtaining prescribed authorities by phone, fax, radio, email or another similar facility. (sec.20-ssec.9) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a failure by the commissioner of the police service or the chief executive to comply with subsection (7) does not affect the court’s ability to make a further order under section 22 . - (a) as if the warrant were a prescribed authority, within the meaning of section 800 of that Act, that could be obtained under that Act; and - (b) if the application is made by a corrective services officer, as if the corrective services officer were a police officer.