s. 62 (e) adjourn the hearing or further hearing of the matter for up to 6 months on any terms that it thinks fit. (10AA) A court cannot make an order under this Division S. 62(10AA) inserted by in respect of a fine that would result in an offender No. 69/1997 performing unpaid community work in respect of s. 8(5), amended by more than an amount equivalent to the value of No. 10/2004 100 penalty units of the amount of the fine. s. 15(Sch. 1 item 27.5). (10A) If a person who was arrested on a warrant under S. 62(10A) inserted by this section and released on bail (either in No. 41/1993 accordance with the endorsement on the warrant s. 13(c). 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 subsection (10) in the offender's absence and make any order under that subsection without prejudice to any right of action arising out of the breach of the bail undertaking. (10B) If a warrant to arrest issued under this section S. 62(10B) inserted by against an offender has not been executed within a No. 41/1993 reasonable period after it was issued or no warrant s. 13(c). to arrest was issued against an offender under this section, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter under subsection (10) in the offender's absence and make any order under that subsection if it is satisfied that the warrant has not been executed or was not issued only because the offender is not in Victoria. (11) A court must not make an order under paragraph S. 62(11) amended by (b) of subsection (10) if the offender satisfies the No. 41/1993 court that he or she did not have the capacity to s. 13(d). pay the fine or the instalment or had another reasonable excuse for the non-payment.
(e) adjourn the hearing or further hearing of the matter for up to 6 months on any terms that it thinks fit. S. 62(10AA) inserted by No. 69/1997 s. 8(5), amended by No. 10/2004 s. 15(Sch. 1 item 27.5). s. 62 (10AA) A court cannot make an order under this Division in respect of a fine that would result in an offender performing unpaid community work in respect of more than an amount equivalent to the value of 100 penalty units of the amount of the fine. S. 62(10A) inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 13(c). (10A) If a person who was arrested on a warrant under this section 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 subsection (10) in the offender's absence and make any order under that subsection without prejudice to any right of action arising out of the breach of the bail undertaking. S. 62(10B) inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 13(c). (10B) If a warrant to arrest issued under this section 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 this section, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter under subsection (10) in the offender's absence and make any order under that subsection if it is satisfied that the warrant has not been executed or was not issued only because the offender is not in Victoria. S. 62(11) amended by No. 41/1993 s. 13(d). (11) A court must not make an order under paragraph (b) of subsection (10) if the offender satisfies the court that he or she did not have the capacity to pay the fine or the instalment or had another reasonable excuse for the non-payment.
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