Queensland Consolidated Acts

SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND ACT 1991 - SECT 93L

(1) Jurisdiction under this section may be exercised only by the Supreme Court.

(2) Subsection (3) applies if the court is satisfied that--

(a) a defendant to a claim has absconded or is about to abscond; and

(b) the absence of the defendant would materially prejudice the plaintiff in prosecuting the proceeding or enforcing any judgement that may be given.

(3) The court may issue a warrant in the approved form for the arrest of a defendant.

(4) The court may issue the warrant at any time, for example, before the defendant has been served with a claim or before judgement.

(5) The warrant must state--

(a) the name of the defendant; and

(b) the date, within 2 months after the warrant's issue, the warrant ends.

(6) The court may fix an amount as security to be stated in the warrant.

(7) On payment of the security, the defendant is entitled not to be arrested or, if arrested, to be released.

(8) In fixing the amount, the court may have regard to any matter it considers relevant, including the following matters--

(a) the amount (if any) of the plaintiff's claim;

(b) the costs of issuing the warrant;

(c) an estimate of the costs of executing the warrant.