170Authority may inquire into contravention

170 Authority may inquire into contravention (1) The Authority may inquire into an alleged contravention of a condition of a supervision order or an interim supervision order by an offender. (2) After conducting an inquiry under subsection (1) the Authority, having regard to the seriousness of the alleged contravention, may do one or more of the following— (a) take no action; (b) give a formal warning to the offender; (c) vary a direction that the Authority has given to the offender under a condition of the supervision order or the interim supervision order; (d) recommend that the Secretary apply under Part 8 for a review of the conditions of the supervision order or the interim supervision order; (e) recommend that the Secretary refer the matter to the DPP to consider whether an application for a detention order should be made in respect of the offender; (f) recommend that the Secretary commence a criminal proceeding against the offender in respect of the alleged contravention.