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POLICE INTEGRITY ACT 2008 (NO. 34 OF 2008) - SECT 84

Warrant to arrest of recalcitrant witnesses

    (1)     The Director may apply to a magistrate for the issue of a warrant to arrest a person (an arrest warrant ), if the Director believes on reasonable grounds that the person has been duly served with a witness summons and has failed to appear before or attend the Director in answer to the summons.

    (2)     A magistrate may issue an arrest warrant if satisfied by evidence on oath, whether oral or by affidavit, that there are reasonable grounds for the belief under subsection (1).

    (3)     The authority given by, and the rules to be observed with respect to, warrants to arrest under Subdivision 2 of Division 3 of Part 4 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 (other than section 62 or 64(2), (3) or (4)) extend and apply to an arrest warrant.

    (4)     The issue of an arrest warrant, or the arrest of a person under the warrant, does not relieve the person from any liability for non-compliance with a witness summons.

    (5)     A person arrested under an arrest warrant—

        (a)     must be brought before the Director as soon as practicable; and

        (b)     may be detained in police custody until excused from attendance by the Director.



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