Bail Act 1994 (TAS)

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Bail Act 1994

An Act relating to bail in legal proceedings

[Royal Assent 17 March 1994]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Bail Act 1994 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3Interpretation (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – appropriate officer means – (a) in the case of the Supreme Court, the Registrar of the Supreme Court; or (ab) [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 20 of 2013, s. 8, Applied:20 Jun 2013] in the case of the Court of Criminal Appeal, the Registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal; or (b) in any other case, a clerk of petty sessions; contravene includes fail to comply with; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2020, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2021] Director of Public Prosecutions means the Director within the meaning of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1973 ; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2015, s. 17, Applied:13 Oct 2015] intervention program means a program that provides – (a) supervised treatment; or (b) supervised rehabilitation; or (c) supervised behaviour management; or (d) supervised access to support services; or (e) a combination of any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) , (b) , (c) and (d)  – designed to address behavioural problems (including problem gambling), substance abuse, alcohol abuse or mental impairment; judicial officer means a person empowered to exercise jurisdiction in a court, whether or not that person is sitting as a court and includes a single justice; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] restraint order means a restraint order under Part XA of the Justices Act 1959 . (2)  Where a magistrate is authorized by law to exercise a power that may be exercised by 2 or more justices, references in this Act to justices are taken to include references to a magistrate. 4Application of this ActWhere it is provided by any other Act or law that a person may be admitted to bail, that bail may be granted to a person or that bail may be revoked or varied, however that provision is expressed, this Act applies to that admission to bail or grant, revocation or variation of bail. PART 1AGrant of Bail to Terrorism-Linked Persons4AInterpretation of Part 1A [Section 4A Inserted by No. 14 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:14 Dec 2018] In this Part – control order has the same meaning as in section 100.1 of the Criminal Code 1995 of the Commonwealth; terrorism-linked person means a person who – (a) has been convicted of a terrorism offence; or (b) is subject to a control order; terrorism offence means – (a) an offence referred to in paragraph…

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