Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIf a defendant who has been apprehended, whether under or without a warrant, and released on bail in accordance with the Bail Act , fails to appear in accordance with his bail undertaking, the Court, in addition to issuing a warrant under section 39 of that Act, may:
(a) adjourn the hearing until the defendant is apprehended; or
(b) subject to section 62AB, proceed ex parte to the hearing of the complaint and may adjudicate on the complaint as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if the defendant had appeared in accordance with his bail undertaking.