15Remand

#### 15 Remand (1) A person who is arrested under an extradition arrest warrant shall be brought as soon as practicable before a magistrate or eligible Judge in the State or Territory in which the person is arrested. (2) The person shall be remanded by a magistrate or eligible Judge in custody, or, subject to subsection (6), on bail, for such period or periods as may be necessary for proceedings under one or more of sections 15A, 18 and 19 to be conducted. (3) If a person is remanded in custody after making an application for bail, the person cannot make another application for bail during that remand unless there is evidence of a change of circumstances that might justify bail being granted. (4) At any time before proceedings under section 15A, 18 or 19 commence in relation to a person (in this section called the transferee) who is on remand under subsection (2), the Attorney‑General may, by warrant in the statutory form: (a) where the transferee is in custody—direct a magistrate or eligible Judge to order the release of the transferee into the custody of a specified police officer and authorise that police officer to take the transferee in custody to appear before a magistrate or eligible Judge in a specified State or Territory; or (b) where the transferee has been granted bail—direct a magistrate or eligible Judge to order the discharge of the recognizances on which bail was granted and authorise a specified police officer to take the transferee in custody to appear before a magistrate or eligible Judge in a specified State or Territory. (5) The transferee shall be remanded by a magistrate or eligible Judge in the specified State or Territory in custody, or, subject to subsection (6), on bail, for such period or periods as may be necessary for proceedings under one or more of sections 15A, 18 and 19 to be conducted. (6) A magistrate or eligible Judge shall not remand a person on bail under this section unless there are special circumstances justifying such remand.