My ex-partner (and father of my kids) was living in Victoria in 2010. At the time, he was in a bad place mentally and drug dependent (cannabis). He ended up in an altercation with an off-duty police office after the man used force to try and take his keys off him because he parked illegally in a supermarket car park.
There was a scuffle between them both (as my ex tried to take back his keys) and the man ended up with minor head injuries. My ex was arrested and found with an ounce of marijuana on his person. They let him go and provided him with a court summons. He then left the state and it was transferred into a bench warrant.
My ex has since called the station where he was arrested and they explained there was a number of charges they were alleging including assault, however said that it was not an offence they would extradite him for. My ex is a permanent resident but is a New Zealand citizen. He has a number of drug and minor property damage charges from his youth but no other offences. I have a few questions;
1) I know that warrants don't expire, but is there a point that they get off radar - being 7 years, is that long enough for him to go to VIC without being flagged if he were to get pulled up while driving?
2) Being that he is an NZ citizen, would he have any issues travelling in or out of the country (through another state other than VIC)? Would they let him back in?
3) If he was to hand himself in to the courts in VIC, and given that he has no other charges since (other than a few speeding fines), how lenient would they be? Is there a good behaviour clause?
There was a scuffle between them both (as my ex tried to take back his keys) and the man ended up with minor head injuries. My ex was arrested and found with an ounce of marijuana on his person. They let him go and provided him with a court summons. He then left the state and it was transferred into a bench warrant.
My ex has since called the station where he was arrested and they explained there was a number of charges they were alleging including assault, however said that it was not an offence they would extradite him for. My ex is a permanent resident but is a New Zealand citizen. He has a number of drug and minor property damage charges from his youth but no other offences. I have a few questions;
1) I know that warrants don't expire, but is there a point that they get off radar - being 7 years, is that long enough for him to go to VIC without being flagged if he were to get pulled up while driving?
2) Being that he is an NZ citizen, would he have any issues travelling in or out of the country (through another state other than VIC)? Would they let him back in?
3) If he was to hand himself in to the courts in VIC, and given that he has no other charges since (other than a few speeding fines), how lenient would they be? Is there a good behaviour clause?