Western Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 (NO. 71 OF 2004) - SECT 86

86 .         Accused not committed may be arrested etc.

        (1)         This section applies if —

            (a)         a prosecution for an indictable offence is commenced in a superior court against an accused;

            (b)         the accused has not been committed in respect of the offence; and

            (c)         the accused is not in custody or on bail in respect of the charge.

        (2)         The superior court, on the application of the prosecutor and without requiring any evidence as to the charge, may issue —

            (a)         a summons to the accused and, if it is not obeyed, an arrest warrant for the accused; or

            (b)         an arrest warrant for the accused, even if a summons has not been issued previously.

        (3)         Sections 31 and  32, with any necessary changes, apply respectively to and in respect of such a warrant and summons.