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Serious Offenders Act 2018
177Failure to attend
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177 Failure to attend
If a proceeding is transferred under section 173 or 175, the Supreme Court or the County Court, as the case requires, may issue a warrant to arrest an offender if the offender does not attend before the court—
(a) in answer to a summons to answer to a charge that has been served in accordance with the **Criminal Procedure Act 2009**; or
(b) in accordance with the offender's conditions of bail.
Section 330 of the **Criminal Procedure Act 2009** provides for the issue of a warrant to arrest a person who has been remanded in custody or granted bail to attend a hearing but fails to attend. Section 411 of the **Criminal Procedure Act 2009** provides for the issue of a warrant to arrest.
Part 13—Management of offenders
Division 1—Management of offenders at residential facilities
178 Appointment of residential facility
(1) The Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette, may appoint any premises (including part of any building or place) other than a prison, police gaol or residential treatment facility to be a residential facility for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The maximum number of persons to reside at a residential facility is the number (if any) stated in the order.
(3) The Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette, may revoke the appointment of any premises as a residential facility.
(4) An order under subsection (1) or (3) comes into operation on its making or on a later date stated in the order.