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provides that if the parties have indicated in a case direction notice (under clause 118) that adjourning the committal mention hearing would help them to determine how the matter should be dealt with, the court has a discretion to adjourn the hearing for up to 14 days. If it does so it must give notice to the parties of the new date. If the accused has been granted bail in respect of the committal proceeding, the court may extend their bail to the new date of the hearing. If the court extends bail under this clause it is required to give the accused and any sureties written notice of the extension of bail and the date, time and place at which the accused is bound to attend and the consequences of failure to attend. Providing a short adjournment in some cases will enable the parties to resolve outstanding issues without appearing in court simply to seek an adjournment for those discussions to continue.