Act No. 2G, 1899.
An Act to consolidate the Statutes relating to the apprehension of Felons. [23rd November,
1899.]
| BE | it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative |
Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the " Felons Apprehension Act,
1899."
2. The Acts mentioned in the Schedule hereto are hereby
repealed.
3. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable to all crimes
committed, evidence taken, warrants issued, and informations tiled,
relating to such crimes as well before as after the passing of this Act,
4. After information on oath made before a Justice and a warrant thereupon duly issued, charging any person therein named or described with the commission of a felony punishable by law with death, and after an information by the Attorney-General for such felony filed in the Supreme Court, any Judge of the Supreme Court upon being satisfied by affidavit of these facts, and that the person charged is at large and will probably resist all attempts by the ordinary legal means to apprehend him, may forthwith issue a bench warrant under the hand and seal of such Judge for the apprehension of the person so charged in order that he may answer and take his trial upon the said information.
5 . (f) Upon application by, or on behalf of, the Attorney-
| outlaw, to be there dealt with in due course of law. |
General to any Judge of the Supreme Court, such Judge upon being satisfied by affidavit that any person has been duly adjudged an out law in accordance with the law in force for the time being in any Australian Colony, other than New South Wales, after the alleged commission by him in such first-mentioned Colony, of any crime punishable by the law of that Colony with death, and that such person has been, or is then at large in New South Wales, and will probably
resist all attempts by the ordinary legal means to apprehend him, may
issue a bench warrant under the hand and seal of such Judge for the apprehension of such person in order that he may be remitted to the proper authority in the Colony where such person was so adjudged an
(2) The proclamation of adjudication of outlawry contained
in the Government Gazette of any Colony, shall he conclusive evidence
for all purposes of the adjudication of outlawry of the person or persons
therein named having been duly made and published in accordance
with the law of such Colony.
6. After issuing a bench warrant under section four or section
five the Judge may, either immediately, or at any time afterwards,
before the apprehension or surrender, or after any escape from custody of the person mentioned in such warrant, order a summons to be inserted in the Gazette, requiring such person to surrender himself, on…