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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.33AFailing to obey condition of recognisance
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### sec.33A Failing to obey condition of recognisance
If the court is satisfied that the offender has failed to obey a condition of the recognisance, the court may forfeit the recognisance and issue a warrant to arrest the offender.
The warrant is to be directed to all police officers to arrest and bring the offender before the court or a court of like jurisdiction.
The court before which the offender is brought may—
sentence the offender for the offence with which the offender was originally charged; or
make another order that the court could lawfully have made if the offender had not been released on recognisance.
s 33A ins 1993 No. 36 s 3
(sec.33A-ssec.1) If the court is satisfied that the offender has failed to obey a condition of the recognisance, the court may forfeit the recognisance and issue a warrant to arrest the offender.
(sec.33A-ssec.2) The warrant is to be directed to all police officers to arrest and bring the offender before the court or a court of like jurisdiction.
(sec.33A-ssec.3) The court before which the offender is brought may— sentence the offender for the offence with which the offender was originally charged; or make another order that the court could lawfully have made if the offender had not been released on recognisance.
- (a) sentence the offender for the offence with which the offender was originally charged; or
- (b) make another order that the court could lawfully have made if the offender had not been released on recognisance.