Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) An authorised officer may without warrant arrest a person who has been released on bail in respect of an offence under this Act—
(a) if the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the person is breaking, has broken, or is likely to break, any of his or her bail conditions; or
S. 101E(1)(b) amended by No. 28/2023 s. 69(1)(a).
(b) if the officer is notified in writing by any of the person's bail guarantors that the bail guarantor believes that the person is likely to break the condition for his or her appearance and for that reason the bail guarantor wishes to be relieved of his or her obligations as a bail guarantor; or
S. 101E(1)(c) amended by No. 28/2023 s. 69(1)(b).
(c) if the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any bail guarantor is dead, or that for any other reason the security is no longer sufficient.
(2) Sections 24(2) to 24(5) of the Bail Act 1977 apply to an arrest under this section as if a reference in section 24(2) to "subsection (1)" was a reference to subsection (1).
S. 101E(3) inserted by No. 28/2023 s. 69(2).
(3) In this section—
"bail guarantor" has the same meaning as in the Bail Act 1977 .
S. 101F inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 9.