Warrant of apprehensionWarrant of apprehension

## Warrant of apprehension To all enforcement officers of \[State or Territory where warrant is to be executed\]: \[Note An enforcement officer includes a police officer and may also include the Sheriff, a Sheriff’s officer or a bailiff, depending on the State or Territory.\] (1) This warrant authorises the apprehension of \[name\] (“the offender”). (2) On \[date\], the offender, then of \[address of offender at time of sentencing court’s order\] was ordered by \[sentencing Court\] at \[place\] in \[State or Territory of issue\] to pay \[amount, including any costs or other amounts that the offender was ordered to pay\] for the offence of \[short description of the offence\]. (3) Of that amount, the sum of \[amount\] remains unpaid. (4) Because that sum remains unpaid, the offender is liable to be committed to prison in \[State or Territory of issue\] for \[period\]. (5) I have reason to believe that the offender may be in \[State or Territory where warrant is to be executed\]. (6) I have reason to believe that the offender may be found at \[address or addresses\]. You are authorised and commanded to find the offender in \[State or Territory where warrant is to be executed\] and after finding the offender: (a) to give the offender an opportunity of paying to you without delay the whole of the unpaid amount referred to in paragraph (3) above; and (b) if the offender does not pay that unpaid amount to you without delay, to apprehend the offender and bring the offender before a Court of \[State or Territory where warrant is to be executed\] having jurisdiction in relation to the summary trial of all or any offences under the law of \[State or Territory where warrant is to be executed\]. If the offender pays that unpaid amount to you without delay, you are to cause it to be sent to the Clerk1 of the \[sentencing court\] at \[place of conviction\]. Issued by me at \[place\] in \[State or Territory of issue\] on \[date\] \[Signature\] Clerk2 of the \[sentencing court\]/Justice of the Peace for \[State or Territory of issue\] \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > Note: 1If the title of the proper officer to receive the payment is not “Clerk”, substitute the correct title. > Note: 2If the title of the issuing officer is not “Clerk”, substitute the correct title. Omit “Clerk (etc)” or “Justice of the Peace (etc)” as appropriate. Form 8 (subsection 117 (2))