58Issue of warrant

58 Issue of warrant (1) No warrant to apprehend any defendant shall be issued unless the matter of the complaint is substantiated on oath to the satisfaction of the Court. (2) When the matter of any complaint: (a) charging the defendant with a summary offence; or (c) under any other Act which authorises the issue of a warrant in the first instance, is substantiated as provided in this section the Court may, instead of issuing a summons, issue a warrant in the first instance to apprehend the defendant.

Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928 14 (3) If any defendant fails to appear in obedience to a summons, the Court may issue a warrant for the apprehension of the defendant, provided that: (a) the matter of the complaint is substantiated as provided in this section; and (b) it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the summons was duly served a reasonable time before the time appointed for the hearing.