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FINES REFORM ACT 2014 (NO. 47 OF 2014) - SECT 164

Infringement offender to be brought before the Magistrates' Court

    (1)     An infringement offender must be brought before the Magistrates' Court within 24 hours after being arrested.

    (2)     If it is not practicable to bring an infringement offender before the Magistrates' Court within 24 hours after being arrested—

        (a)     a date for the infringement offender to attend before the Magistrates' Court must be fixed; and

        (b)     the infringement offender must be discharged from custody on bail under section 10 of the Bail Act 1977 .

    (3)     An infringement offender arrested under an enforcement warrant may be discharged from custody on bail under section 10 of the Bail Act 1977 .

    (4)     This section ceases to apply if there are no outstanding registered infringement fines under the enforcement warrant.



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