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contains various rules with respect to the issue of a warrant to arrest. Warrants to arrest which are authorised to be issued under this Bill must be issued in accordance with Division 3, Part 4 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989, with any necessary modifications. Subclause (2) provides that, if a warrant to arrest is issued under this Bill by a court other than the Magistrates' Court, a person arrested on the warrant must, if practicable, be brought before the court which issued the warrant. This departs from the current practice which is that the person arrested is brought at first instance before the Magistrates' Court. If possible, it is preferable for a person to be brought before the court familiar with the reasons why the warrant was issued. However, pursuant to subclause (3), if it is not practicable to bring an arrested person before the court which issued the warrant within a reasonable period of time after arrest, the person must be brought before a bail justice or the Magistrates' Court. Where the arrested person is brought before a bail justice or the Magistrates' Court, the bail justice or Magistrates' Court must bail or remand the accused in custody to appear before the issuing court.