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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 185B Power of proper officer to postpone warrant

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 185B

Power of proper officer to postpone warrant

185B Power of proper officer to postpone warrant

(1) The proper officer of the court may postpone the issue of a warrant under section 185A if the officer considers it just to postpone the issue of the warrant.
(2) The postponement of the warrant may be subject to the reasonable conditions the proper officer considers necessary in the circumstances.
(3) Application for a postponement under subsection (1)
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) may be made by a party to the proceedings in which the warrant is to be issued.
(4) If the offender fails to comply with a condition to which the postponement is subject, the proper officer must deal with the offender under section 185A (1) (a) or (b) as if the offender had only just failed to pay the penalty mentioned in section 182A or 185 .