Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) If on a court date
for an indictable charge the prosecutor does not appear, the court
may —
(a)
adjourn the charge and notify the prosecutor of the new court date; or
(b)
dismiss the charge for want of prosecution.
(2) If on a court date
for an indictable charge the accused does not appear the court must
either —
(a)
adjourn the charge and either —
(i)
issue a summons to the accused that states the
new court date; or
(ii)
make an order under the Bail Act 1982
section 31(2)(b) substituting the new court date,
as the case requires;
or
(b)
issue an arrest warrant for the accused.
(3) If an arrest
warrant is issued under subsection (2)(b) the charge is to be taken to
have been adjourned until the date when the accused next appears or is brought
before the court in relation to the charge.