(1)A person attending court who is not under arrest or has not been served with a summons may be detained by the court for examination for any offence which the court may deal with, and which from the evidence that²⁰²¹the²⁰²¹ person appears to have committed.

(2)The court may proceed against that²⁰²¹the²⁰²¹ person as though he²⁰²¹the person²⁰²¹ had been arrested or summoned.

(3)When the court proceeds against a person under this section during the course of a trial or a committal hearing²⁰¹⁸, it must begin the proceeding against the person separately.