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57DWhen order deferring sentence may be revoked
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### 57D When order deferring sentence may be revoked
> [*\[Section 57D of Part 8 Inserted by No. 48 of 2016, s. 24, Applied:08 Feb 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-02-08/act-2016-048#GS24@EN)
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> > (1) A court, on its own motion or on application under this subsection, may revoke an order made under [section 7(eb)](#GS7@Hpeb@EN) in relation to an offender in respect of an offence and proceed to sentence the offender under [section 7](#GS7@EN) in respect of the offence.
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> > (2) An application under [subsection (1)](#GS57D@Gs1@EN) may be made by the offender or the prosecutor.
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> > (3) An application under [subsection (1)](#GS57D@Gs1@EN) is to be in writing.
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> > (4) A copy of an application under [subsection (1)](#GS57D@Gs1@EN) and notice of the time and place of the hearing in relation to the application are to be, at least 7 days before the hearing of the application –
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> > > > (a) served on the prosecutor, if the application is made by the offender; or
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> > > > (b) served on the offender, if the application is made by the prosecutor.
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> > (5) [Subsections (3)](#GS57D@Gs3@EN) and [(4)](#GS57D@Gs4@EN) do not apply in relation to an application under [subsection (1)](#GS57D@Gs1@EN) and the notice of the time and place of the hearing in relation to the application, if the prosecutor and the offender agree that those subsections are not to apply.
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> > (6) A court must not, under this section, revoke an order in relation to an offender unless the offender is before the court.
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> > (7) The court may order that a warrant to arrest be issued against the offender if the offender does not attend before the court on the hearing of an application under [subsection (1)](#GS57D@Gs1@EN) .
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> > (8) A court may remand an offender on bail, or in custody, to appear before another court if –
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> > > > (a) an application under [subsection (1)](#GS57D@Gs1@EN) is made in relation to the offender; or
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> > > > (b) the court is of the opinion that the offender or the prosecutor intends to make an application under [subsection (1)](#GS57D@Gs1@EN) in relation to the offender.