Queensland Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT 1980 - SECT 27A

27A Warrant for apprehension of defendant for failing to enter into undertaking etc. before leaving precincts of court

(1) This section applies if a court grants bail to a defendant and the defendant leaves the precincts of the court—

(a) if the defendant is required to enter into an undertaking under section 20 —without entering into the undertaking; or

(b) if there are conditions of the bail the defendant must comply with before leaving the precincts of the court—without fulfilling the conditions.

(2) The court may issue a warrant for the apprehension of the defendant.

(3) The warrant must—

(a) name the defendant against whom it is issued; and

(b) state the reason, under subsection (1) (a) or (b) , for its issue; and

(c) order all police officers to apprehend the defendant and bring the defendant before the court to be dealt with according to law.