Court or authorised officer may ask police to verify accused’s information or make report
24 Court or authorised officer may ask police to verify accused’s information or make report
A judicial officer or authorised officer who is called upon to consider a case for bail may —
request that any information placed before the judicial officer or authorised officer by the accused for the purposes of the case be verified by a police officer, and to that end may refer to a police officer the form mentioned in section 8(1)(b), after it has been completed or revised;
request that a report on any matter mentioned in Part C of Schedule 1, so far as it applies to an accused whose case is being or to be considered, be made by a police officer.
Where a reference or request is made under subsection (1) a police officer shall, as soon as is practicable —
make a report to the judicial officer or the authorised officer accordingly; and
furnish a copy of the report to the accused or his solicitor or counsel.
[Section 24 inserted: No. 61 of 1990 s. 6; amended: No. 45 of 1993 s. 12; No. 84 of 2004 s. 82; No. 6 of 2008 s. 43(2).]
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