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UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 927 Arrest

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 927

Arrest

927 Arrest

(1) This rule applies if—
(a) an application for punishment for contempt has been filed; and
(b) the court considers that the respondent is likely to abscond or otherwise withdraw from the court’s jurisdiction.
(2) The court may issue a warrant for the respondent’s arrest and detention in custody until the court hears the charge unless the respondent gives security satisfactory to the court for the respondent’s appearance in person to answer the charge and to submit to the court’s decision.