Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) An accused must attend a hearing in the criminal proceeding against the accused if—
(a) this Act or the rules of court require the attendance of the accused at the hearing; or
(b) the accused has been remanded in custody or granted bail to attend the hearing; or
(c) the court requires the attendance of the accused at the hearing.
(2) A party to an appeal who was the accused in the criminal proceeding to which the appeal relates must attend a hearing in the appeal if—
(a) this Act or the rules of court require the attendance of the party at the hearing; or
(b) the party has been remanded in custody or granted bail to attend the hearing; or
(c) the court requires the attendance of the party at the hearing.
(3) The court may excuse a person from attending a hearing.
(4) If a person fails to attend when required under subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), (2)(a) or (2)(b), the court may issue a warrant to arrest the person.
(5) If a person fails to attend when required under subsection (1)(c) or (2)(c), the court may issue a warrant to arrest the person if the court is satisfied that the person has had reasonable notice of the requirement to attend.
Notes
Note 1 to s. 330(5) amended by No. 38/2016 s. 9(4).
1 Section 3 defines attend .
2 Section 100(2) provides for the attendance of an accused at hearings in a committal proceeding.
3 Section 246 provides for the attendance of an accused at hearings conducted under Chapter 5 (Trial on Indictment).