(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether or not a defendant is complying with a home detention condition, a member of the Police Force may ¾

(a) require the defendant to produce a copy of his bail undertaking and any notice by the CEO (Justice) under section 50E (a) for inspection; and

(b) require the defendant to explain why he is absent from the place where he is required by the home detention condition to remain.

(2) A defendant who fails to comply with subsection (1) (a) or who fails to explain when required to do so under subsection (1) (b) or who gives an explanation that the defendant knows is false or misleading in a material particular, commits an offence.

Penalty: $2 000 or imprisonment for 6 months or both.

[Section 50D inserted by No. 61 of 1990 s.11; amended by No. 31 of 1993 s.9.]