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requires an accused or a party to an appeal who was the accused to attend a hearing if—
this Bill so requires;
the accused or the party has been remanded in custody or granted bail to attend the hearing; and
the court requires the attendance of the accused or the party at the hearing.
The court may also excuse a person from attending a hearing that they are otherwise required to attend. If a person fails to attend, the court may issue a warrant to arrest the person in specified cases. Attend is defined in clause 3 to mean being physically present in court. The Bill separately requires attendance at a contest mention hearing (see clause 55(4)), all hearings in a committal proceeding (see clause 100(2)) and all hearings under Chapter 5 (see clause 246).