This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 20 May 2014 - Act 161 of 1978 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. (Repealed) 4. Definitions 5. Application of Act PART 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING BAIL Division 1 - Bail generally 6. Grant of bail for certain periods 7. Rights following grant of bail Division 2 - Right to release for certain offences 8. Right to release on bail for minor offences Division 2A - Presumption against bail for certain offences 8A. Presumption against bail for certain offences 8B. Presumption against bail for serious firearms and weapons offences 8C. Presumption against bail for certain repeat property offenders 8D. Presumption against bail for offences committed in the course of riots or other civil disturbances 8E. Presumption against bail for persons on lifetime parole who commit offences carrying prison terms 8F. Presumption against bail for breach of extended supervision orders or interim supervision orders Division 3 - Presumption in favour of bail for certain offences 9. Presumption in favour of bail for certain offences 9A. Exception from presumption in favour of bail--certain domestic violence offences and offences of contravening apprehended domestic violence orders 9B. Additional exceptions to presumption in favour of bail Division 3A - Cases in which bail is to be granted in exceptional circumstances only 9C. Murder 9D. Repeat offenders--serious personal violence offences Division 4 - Dispensing with bail 10. Dispensing with bail 11. Effect of dispensing with bail 12. Decision to dispense with bail Division 5 - Miscellaneous provisions 13. Eligibility for bail despite no entitlement 14. Power to refuse bail 15. Grant of bail when not in custody 16. Extension of meaning of "adjournment" in section 6 16A. Requirement to appear before a court PART 3 - POLICE BAIL 17. Authority for police to grant bail 18. Determination as to bail to be made after charge laid 19. Procedure following determination as to bail 20. Procedure where no release on bail 21. Facilities to be provided PART 4 - COURT BAIL Division 1 - Bail applications 22. General provisions as to court bail 22A. Power to refuse to hear bail application Division 2 - Magistrates and authorised justices 23. Power of magistrates and certain authorised justices to grant bail 24. Limitations on power of magistrates to grant bail 25. Limitation on length of adjournments by magistrates and registrars where bail refused 25A. Stay of decision to grant bail if review sought Division 3 - District Court 26. Power of District Court to grant bail 27. Limitations on power of District Court Division 4 - Supreme Court 28. Power of Supreme Court to grant bail 29. Summary proceedings in Supreme Court Division 5 - Court of Criminal Appeal 30. Power of Court of Criminal Appeal to grant bail 30AA. Limitation on power to grant bail Division 6 - Land and Environment Court 30A. Power of Land and Environment Court to grant bail 30AB. Power of Land and Environment Court to grant bail on appeals Division 7 - Industrial Relations Commission 30B. Power of Industrial Relations Commission to grant bail PART 5 - PROVISIONS APPLYING TO BOTH POLICE AND COURT BAIL Division 1 - Criteria to be considered in bail applications 31. Application of Division 32. Criteria to be considered in bail applications 33. (Repealed) Division 2 - Bail undertakings 34. General undertaking to appear 35. Giving of bail undertakings Division 3 - Bail conditions 36. Conditions of bail 36A. Additional bail conditions for persons benefiting from assessment, treatment or rehabilitation or intervention program 36B. Additional bail conditions as to non-association and place restriction 36C. Certain information not to be published or broadcast 37. Restrictions on imposing bail conditions 37AA. Enforcement conditions 37A. Conditions concerning surrender of passports 38. Reasons to be recorded 39. Entry into agreement and acceptance of acknowledgment or security 39A. Entry into arrangements with courts in other States and Territories 39B. Explanation of bail agreement to persons affected 40. Provisions respecting money or security 41. Substitution of cash for security 42. Discharge of liability of other persons 42A. Fraudulent disposal of assets 42B. Revocation of bail if bail security no longer intact Division 4 - Continuation of bail 43. Continuation of bail PART 6 - REVIEW OF BAIL DECISIONS Division 1 - Power of senior police officers to review 43A. Power of senior police officer to review Division 2 - Powers of authorised justices, magistrates and courts to review 44. Power of authorised justices, magistrates and certain courts to review 45. Review of bail decisions 46. (Repealed) 47. General limitation on power to review 48. Provisions respecting review of bail decisions 48A. Special limited review--bail conditions 48B. Special limited review--bail conditions reviewable by authorised justice 49. Applications for bail not limited by this Division PART 7 - NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNDERTAKINGS AND CONDITIONS 50. Arrest for absconding or breaching condition 51. Offence of failing to appear 52. (Repealed) PART 7A - ENFORCEMENT OF BAIL AGREEMENTS Division 1 - Preliminary 53. Definitions Division 2 - Forfeiture orders 53A. Court may make forfeiture order if accused fails to appear 53AA. Forfeiture after conviction for offence of failing to appear 53B. Persons affected to be notified that forfeiture order has been made 53C. Formal objection to confirmation of forfeiture order 53D. Hearing of formal objection to confirmation of forfeiture order 53DA. Hearing of formal objections to deemed forfeiture orders 53E. Informal objection to forfeiture order 53F. When forfeiture order takes effect 53G. Effect of forfeiture order 53H. Persons affected to be notified that forfeiture order has taken effect 53I. Notice of forfeiture order for enforcement 53J. Payment of forfeited bail money Division 3 - Late applications to set aside forfeiture orders 53K. Application to set aside forfeiture order 53L. Hearing of application to set aside forfeiture order Division 4 - Miscellaneous 53M. Effect of setting aside forfeiture order 53N. Appeals 53O. Court of Criminal Appeal may authorise other courts to take action 53P. Crown etc party to forfeiture proceedings PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS 54. Notices 54A. Special notice where accused person remains in custody after bail granted 55. Writ of habeas corpus 56. False statements in acknowledgments 57. Person making acknowledgment under sec 36 to be warned of penalties 58. Indemnification of agreeing parties 59. Civil standard of proof for certain purposes 60. Evidence 61. Abolition of right of surety to arrest 62. Abolition of common law powers to grant bail 63. Return of sureties 64. Contempt 65. Provisions as to warrants or court attendance notices 66. Contraventions of this Act by police officers 67. This Act to prevail 68. Savings and transitional provisions 69. Regulations 70. Rules SCHEDULE 1