PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 20
Contravention of order
PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 20
Contravention of order
20 Contravention of order
(1) If a court that makes an order under section 19(1) (b) , or a court of
like jurisdiction, is satisfied that the offender has contravened a condition
of the offender’s recognisance, the court may—
(a) forfeit the
recognisance; and
(b) issue a warrant directed to all police officers to
arrest and bring the offender before the court.
(1A) Also, without limiting
subsection (1) , if the offender contravenes a relevant condition of the
offender’s recognisance, the proper officer of the court may bring the
offender back before the court by giving notice to the offender that the
proceeding for the offence is to be heard by the court on a stated day.
(2)
When the offender appears before the court, whether under the warrant issued
under subsection (1) (b) or under a notice given under subsection (1A) , the
court may—
(a) record a conviction and sentence the offender for the offence
with which the offender was originally charged; or
(b) make any other order
that the court could have made;
as if the offender had not been released on
recognisance.
