Service and Execution of Process Act 1992
82Persons subject to warrants may be apprehended
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82 Persons subject to warrants may be apprehended
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the person named in a warrant issued in a State may be apprehended in another State. (2) This section does not apply in relation to a person who is in prison. (3) The person may be apprehended by: (a) an officer of the police force of the State in which the person is found; or (b) the Sheriff of that State, or any of the Sheriff’s officers; or (c) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police. (4) It is not necessary to produce the warrant when the person is apprehended. (5) Even though a person has been released under subsection 83(3), (4) or (7), the person may be re‑apprehended under the same warrant. (6) The warrant or a copy of the warrant must be produced when the person is re‑apprehended.