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sets out what the Magistrates' Court may do if an accused fails to appear in answer to a summons for a charge for a summary offence. The court may do any of the following things if the accused does not appear—
direct that the accused be served personally with the summons if ordinary service (clause 342) was used the first time;
issue a warrant to arrest the accused;
hear and determine the charge in the absence of the accused; or
adjourn the proceeding on any terms that it thinks fit.
Where an accused charged with a summary offence fails to attend in answer to bail, the clause provides the court with a discretion to either hear and determine the charge in the absence of the accused or adjourn the proceeding on any terms it thinks fit, without prejudice to any right of action arising out of the breach of the bail undertaking. The consequences of failing to appear in answer to a summons for a charge for an indictable offence are set out in clause 81. The consequences of failing to appear in answer to a notice to appear are set out in clause 25.