Queensland Consolidated Acts

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 33A

33A Failing to obey condition of recognisance

(1) If the court is satisfied that the offender has failed to obey a condition of the recognisance, the court may forfeit the recognisance and issue a warrant to arrest the offender.

(2) The warrant is to be directed to all police officers to arrest and bring the offender before the court or a court of like jurisdiction.

(3) The court before which the offender is brought may—

(a) sentence the offender for the offence with which the offender was originally charged; or

(b) make another order that the court could lawfully have made if the offender had not been released on recognisance.