Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A superior court
to which an accused is committed on a charge or in which an accused is
charged, may at any time adjourn proceedings on the charge whether or not
—
(a) the
prosecutor or the accused is present; or
(b) the
accused has pleaded to the charge; or
(c) a
jury has been sworn; or
(d) any
evidence has been given.
(2) A superior court
that adjourns proceedings on a charge —
(a) may
do so until a set date or until a date to be set by the court; and
(b) may
discharge the jury, if any, from giving its verdict on the charge; and
(c) may,
subject to the Bail Act 1982 , order that the accused be kept in custody; and
(d) may
make any order and issue any document needed to ensure that any person,
including the accused, whose presence will be needed, appears at the time and
place to which the proceedings are adjourned.
(3) A remand warrant
issued under subsection (2) may relate to more than one charge.