Tony Craig White, 40, was one of several people due to be sentenced by magistrate Tony Murray in Albury Local Court yesterday.

But a problem with Corrective Services NSW meant pre-sentence reports could not be given to the court, pushing back sentencing by about two months.

White had been on the run for 16 months before being arrested in Wodonga in March.

Warrants for his arrest had been issued after he failed to turn up at Albury Local Court in September and October of 2013.

He is facing sentencing on charges of driving without a licence and inciting the commission of a crime.

White had bragged that police would not catch him before his eventual arrest.

The Corrective Services NSW system has been down since Monday, and Mr Murray said the court had had little notification from the department of the problem.

“The way in which the court was notified, in my opinion, was totally improper,” he said.

Mr Murray said solicitors had been required to attend court, incurring costs for their clients, and said the court should have been put on notice that the reports may not have been done.

He said the problem was “not really explained” apart from it being a technical problem.

A Corrective Services spokesman said the problem had been occurring for several days.

“Community Corrections, a branch of Corrective Services NSW, has been experiencing a problem with part of its computer system for several days,” the spokesman said.

“Community Corrections advised Albury Local Court on Wednesday it would be unable to provide all the scheduled pre-sentence reports for today.

“Of the 14 reports due yesterday, eight were not provided.

“Corrective Services NSW apologies for the delay and is working to solve the problem as soon as possible.”

White, who is on bail, will appear before the court on June 25.