(1)  A court that has released a defendant under a supervision order may, on application by the Attorney-General, cancel the release if satisfied that the defendant has contravened, or is likely to contravene, a condition of the order.

(2)  An application under subsection (1) may be made, in a case of urgency, by telephone.

(3)  If a defendant who has been released under a supervision order commits an offence while subject to the order and is sentenced to imprisonment for the offence, the release is, by virtue of this subsection, cancelled and the supervision order is suspended while the defendant is in prison serving the term of imprisonment.