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Sentencing Act 1995
39ABreach of community correction order
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39A Breach of community correction order
(1) If a justice of the peace is satisfied on information on oath that an
offender has breached a condition of a community correction order,
the justice of the peace may:
(a) issue to the offender a summons to appear before a court on a
date and at a time specified in the summons to show cause
why the offender should not be further dealt with under this
Division; or
(b) if the justice of the peace is satisfied that the offender may not
appear before the court in response to a summons – issue a
warrant for the arrest of the offender.
(2) The justice of the peace may issue the summons or warrant under
subsection (1):
(a) if the offender has breached a condition of the community
correction order that is still in force; or
(b) within 2 years after the community correction order ceases to
be in force, if the offender had breached a condition of the
order when it was in force.
(3) If the offender fails to attend before the court in accordance with a
summons, the court may issue a warrant for the offender's arrest.
(4) A police officer who suspects on reasonable grounds the offender
has breached a condition of the order may arrest the offender
without a warrant.
(5) A police officer may, using reasonable force if necessary, enter any
place to arrest the offender.
(6) For sections 137 and 138 of the Police Administration Act 1978, a
breach of a condition of the order is taken to be an offence.
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