Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL COURT (REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS) ACT 2016 (NO 9 OF 2016) - SECT 48

Section 34

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34     Review by Court of bail decision made by Court

    (1)     The Local Court constituted by a Local Court Judge may review a decision in relation to bail made by the Local Court constituted by:

    (a)     the same Judge; or

    (b)     a different Judge, if the Local Court as originally constituted cannot conveniently be reconvened; or

    (c)     one or more justices of the peace.

    (2)     The Local Court constituted by one or more justices of the peace may review a decision in relation to bail made by the Court constituted by:

    (a)     the same justice of the peace or justices of the peace; or

    (b)     a different justice of the peace or different justices of the peace, if the Local Court as originally constituted cannot conveniently be reconvened.

    (3)     For this section, the Local Court constituted by a particular person or persons cannot conveniently be reconvened to deal with a review if the person or any one of the persons is:

    (a)     by reason of illness, absence or other cause, not available to deal with the proceedings when the request for review is made; and

    (b)     not likely to be available within 24 hours after the request is made.