South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts62A—Power to proceed in absence of defendant
(1) If a person who
has been apprehended (whether under a warrant or without a warrant), and
released on bail fails to appear at the time and place appointed for the
hearing of an information laid or to be laid against him, the Magistrates
Court may in its discretion hear the information in the absence of the
defendant, and may adjudicate thereon as fully and effectually, to all intents
and purposes, as if the defendant had appeared at that time and place.
(2) This section shall
apply whether the defendant is discharged pursuant to powers granted by this
or any other Act.