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### 651 Return to writs
> > (1) The person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed, at the time and place specified in the writ, is to make a return to the writ.
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> > (2) A return is to –
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> > > > (a) be endorsed on or attached to the writ; and
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> > > > (b) set out all the causes of the detention of the person named in the writ.
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> > (3) The return is to be filed in the registry.
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> > (4) The return may be amended or another substituted for it by leave of the Court or a judge.