Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If a court has
issued a warrant of commitment in respect of an offender that requires the
offender to be imprisoned for a period, then at any time before the prisoner
has served the period the CEO may issue a warrant to have the offender
arrested and taken to a prison to serve or to continue to serve the period.
(2) A warrant must not
be issued under subsection (1) if the offender has been released pursuant to
an order made in accordance with this Act or another written law in respect of
the sentence or made in the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (1) or affecting subsection (2), a warrant may be issued under
subsection (1) if in error an offender is released before having served the
period of imprisonment specified in the warrant of commitment.
(4) Subsection (1)
does not limit any power to arrest a person who has escaped lawful custody.