Proactive Release-Sentencing Reinstating Three-Strikes Amendment Regulations 2025 [pdf, 195 KB]
...they know they face escalating penalties if they continue to offend. 13 The Act adds a power to summon an offender to be given a warning which was omitted at the time of sentencing, or to be given a substituted warning for a sentence imposed on appeal in the absence of the offender. The Act also provides for a warrant to arrest the offender to be given a warning if they fail to respond to the summons. I expect these orders to be rare. 14 The Regulations prescribe a summons and warrants...