70Remand of defendant

70 Remand of defendant (1) This section applies if the court considers it is necessary or desirable to adjourn the hearing of a proceeding for an indictable offence— (a) because of the absence of witnesses; or (b) for any other reasonable cause. (a) adjourn the hearing; and (b) order the remand of the defendant into custody for a stated period; and (c) order the director-general to arrange for the defendant to be brought before the court at a stated time and place for the hearing. Note 1 The court must issue a warrant for the remand of the defendant in the (3) If the period of remand is not longer than 3 days, the order may be made orally. (4) Any single period of remand under this section must be no longer than— (a) 28 days; or (b) if the defendant chooses to be remanded for a longer period without review—a longer period that the court considers reasonable. Remand Division 3.4.3