arrest warrant

Hi there, I used to live & work in USA for more than a year on H1-B visa. Once I was arrested for shoplifting and I was released on bail. I hired a lawyer over there, and was waiting for my court date. In between, there was some emergency, so I had to travel to my home country. I did not get...

Hi, Under the police power law, police can arrest without an arrest warrant if "The police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the person is committing or has committed an offence" And this is reasonable ground (See: R v Rondo (2001) 126 A Crim R 562.) "Reasonable suspicion is not...

Hi, I was arrested for a false breach of avo. The police said they had an arrest warrant for me, but was not presented. Meanwhile, we were victims the night before and at 1 pm, my car was the main focal point with 3 guys knocking on the door trying to steal it in my driveway as I did not come...

Docs has been trying to contact my partner with regards to the welfare of our one-year-old child, who is in perfect health except for a little bit of eczema on her legs which we have been to the doctor about and have been treating. We are looking for a place to live at the moment and are...

Hi there. I am a New Zealand citizen who lived in Australia for 26 years and left 4 years, ago due to a relationship breakdown which put me in a lot of debt. As a young person (19), I broke the law in NSW and was found guilty but no conviction was recorded, as it was my first (and only that...

Hi. I came to Australia in 1985 as a tourist, met my wife, got married and stayed in Australia. I got my Australian Citizenship, opened a business, remarried and got 3 kids, when I got in trouble with the law. I lived in Serbia since mid-2001. I am planning to return to Australia with 4 kids -...

Just found out my partner has an arrrest warrant for driving while disqualified and failure to appear in court. It's at least 2 years old and we had no clue about it or obviously would have done something before now. The problem now is we've booked a holiday overseas for his sons 18th. We've...

Hi All, Just have a question regarding being served a "notice to appear" by the police. Can they issue an arrest warrant if they have reason to believe that you are avoiding them trying to serve you a "notice to appear"? Thank you all for your time and responses. Cheers,

I am currently in NSW and about to travel to QLD. How can I find out if there are still outstanding arrest warrants in QLD without going into a QLD Police Station and asking the question which may lead to my immediate arrest?

Hello, I travelled to Darwin in NT in October 2002 on a working holiday visa. I had thought that I had behaved impeccably, however, I met up with a friend recently and he told me that one night I had committed a minor public order offence (urinating in the street) when very drunk and that the...