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BAIL ACT 1985 - SECT 18

18—Arrest of eligible person on non-compliance with bail agreement

        (1)         Where it appears to a court or justice that a person released on bail has contravened or failed to comply with a term or condition of a bail agreement, it may—

            (a)         cancel the right of the person to be at liberty in pursuance of the agreement; and

            (b)         if it appears necessary or desirable to do so—issue a warrant for the person's arrest.

        (2)         A member of the police force may arrest without warrant a person released on bail if he or she has reasonable grounds for believing that the person—

            (a)         intends to abscond; or

            (b)         is contravening or failing to comply with a bail agreement; or

            (c)         has contravened or failed to comply with a bail agreement.

        (3)         A person who is arrested without warrant pursuant to subsection (2) must, after being delivered into custody at a police station, be brought as soon as practicable before—

            (a)         the court before which the person is bound to appear; or

            (b)         the Magistrates Court.



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