Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 31

31 .         Warrant for accused’s arrest, contents etc.

        (1)         An arrest warrant for an accused must —

            (a)         be in a prescribed form;

            (b)         if issued in the first instance, must form part of or be attached securely to a copy of the prosecution notice to which it relates;

            (c)         if issued after the accused has been served with the prosecution notice, must identify the prosecution notice or the charge or charges in it or be attached securely to a copy of it;

            (d)         require the person who arrests the accused to bring the accused before the court as soon as is reasonably practicable after doing so;

            (e)         contain any information prescribed; and

            (f)         be signed by the magistrate who issues it.

        (2)         As soon as practicable after a person arrests an accused under an arrest warrant the person must give the person a copy of the prosecution notice to which the warrant relates.