Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A court exercising jurisdiction under section 30--
(a) may make the protection order before the offender is discharged by the court or otherwise leaves the court subject to the offender being given a sufficient opportunity to present evidence and to prepare and present submissions about the making of a protection order; or
(b) may adjourn the matter of making the protection order to a later fixed time and day and may, in the meantime, make a temporary protection order under section 39C(b).
(2) On the later day to which the matter has been adjourned, the court may receive evidence that is necessary or desirable to assist it on the matter.
(3) If the offender fails to appear at the later time and day to which the matter is adjourned, the court may--
(a) determine to make a protection order against the offender in the offender's absence; or
(b) adjourn the matter further; or
(c) order, subject to section 59(1), the issue of a warrant for the offender to be taken into custody by a police officer and brought before the court.
(4) Any justice may issue a warrant for the purpose of subsection (3)(c).