Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An arrest warrant
for an accused must —
(a) be
in a prescribed form; and
(b) if
issued in the first instance, form part of or be attached securely to a copy
of the prosecution notice to which it relates; and
(c) if
issued after the accused has been served with the prosecution notice, identify
the prosecution notice or the charge or charges in it or be attached securely
to a copy of it; and
(d)
require the person who arrests the accused to bring the accused before the
court as soon as is reasonably practicable after doing so; and
(e)
contain any information prescribed; and
(f) be
signed by the magistrate who issues it.
(2) As soon as
practicable after a person arrests an accused under an arrest warrant the
person must give the person a copy of the prosecution notice to which the
warrant relates.
[Section 31 amended: No. 6 of 2017 s. 7(2).]