Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Where:
(a) a person is brought or appears before a magistrate under this Act; and
(b) a warrant of the kind described in paragraph 38(b) for the arrest of the person is not produced to the magistrate;
the magistrate must:
(c) if satisfied that more time is reasonably required for deciding whether criminal or extradition proceedings should be started against the person--remand the person, either in custody or on bail, for a period not longer than 7 days; or
(d) if not so satisfied--order that the person be released from custody.
(2) A person remanded for a period under subsection ( 1) must be brought before a magistrate at the end of that period.
(3) If a person remanded on bail under subsection ( 1) does not appear before a magistrate in accordance with the person's recognizance, a magistrate may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person and for bringing the person before a magistrate.