(b) the court is satisfied by— (i) evidence on oath or by affidavit; or (ii) by the admission of the offender; or (iii) from an examination of the records of the court or of a certificate purporting to contain an extract of those records and purporting to be signed by the officer of the court with custody of those records— that the offender has defaulted in the payment of a fine or of any instalment under an instalment order. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person defaults in the payment of a fine or instalment if the payment is not made by the end of 28 days after the due date for payment. S. 69F 69F Order of court in absence of offender inserted by No. 32/2013 (1) If a person who was arrested on a warrant under s. 47 (as Division 4 and released on bail (either in amended by No. 77/2013 accordance with the endorsement on the warrant ss 45, 48). or under section 10 of the Bail Act 1977) fails to attend before the court in accordance with his or her bail, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter under section 69E in the offender's absence and make any order under section 69G or 69H, as applicable, without prejudice to any right of action arising out of the breach of the bail undertaking. (2) If a warrant to arrest issued under Division 4 against an offender has not been executed within a reasonable period after it was issued or no warrant to arrest was issued against an offender under Division 4, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter under section 69E in the offender's absence and make any order under section 69G or 69H, as applicable, if it is satisfied
(b) the court is satisfied by— (i) evidence on oath or by affidavit; or (ii) by the admission of the offender; or (iii) from an examination of the records of the court or of a certificate purporting to contain an extract of those records and purporting to be signed by the officer of the court with custody of those records— that the offender has defaulted in the payment of a fine or of any instalment under an instalment order. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person defaults in the payment of a fine or instalment if the payment is not made by the end of 28 days after the due date for payment. S. 69F inserted by No. 32/2013 s. 47 (as amended by No. 77/2013 ss 45, 48). 69F Order of court in absence of offender (1) If a person who was arrested on a warrant under Division 4 and released on bail (either in accordance with the endorsement on the warrant or under section 10 of the Bail Act 1977) fails to attend before the court in accordance with his or her bail, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter under section 69E in the offender's absence and make any order under section 69G or 69H, as applicable, without prejudice to any right of action arising out of the breach of the bail undertaking. (2) If a warrant to arrest issued under Division 4 against an offender has not been executed within a reasonable period after it was issued or no warrant to arrest was issued against an offender under Division 4, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter under section 69E in the offender's absence and make any order under section 69G or 69H, as applicable, if it is satisfied
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