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contains a general power of a court to adjourn proceedings. The power to bring a hearing on early when an accused is in custody is currently contained in sections 128(5) and (6) of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989. As it is a sensible case management tool, it has been made of general application. If the court adjourns a hearing, it must either allow the accused to go at large; remand the accused in custody; or grant bail or an extension of bail. Under subclauses (3) and (6), if the court has adjourned the hearing to a particular time, it may order that the hearing be held or resumed before that time and to a place, other than the court, by audio visual link. Subclause (5) applies to cases in which a court adjourns a criminal proceeding in which the jury has already been sworn, in which case the court may discharge the jury from giving a verdict and order a new trial, whether or not the accused is present. (See clauses 299 and 303 which place restrictions on this power when the adjournment relates to an interlocutory appeal or case stated.)