Bail Amendment Act 2004 (ACT)

Bail Amendment Act 2004

A2004-14

Contents

Page

1. Name of Act  2

2. Commencement  2

3. Legislation amended  2

4. Interpretation Section 3 (3)  2

5. Part 2  3

6. Dispensing with bail

   
   

   Section 10 (5) (a) and (b)  13

7. Grant of bail by authorised officers Section 14 (2)  13

8. Determination of questions of bail by authorised officers

   
   

   Section 15 (3) (b)  14

9. General provisions relating to court bail

   
   

   Section 19 (5) (b)  14

10. Section 20  14

11. Sections 22, 23 and 23A  15

12. Conditions on which bail may be granted to adults Section 25 (1)    17

13. New section 25 (2) (da)  18

14. Section 25 (2)  19

15. Section 25 (5)  19

16. Section 25 (7)  19

17. Section 25  19

18. Conditions on which bail may be granted to children

    
    

    Section 26 (1)  19

19. Section 26 (3) (a) (ii)  20

20. Section 26  20

21. Notice to victim of bail decisions

    
    

    Section 27A  20

22. Section 28  21

23. Sections 31 and 32  21

24. Continuation of bail and undertakings

    
    

    Section 33 (2), new note  23

25. Section 33 (3) to (6)  23

26. Warning to person making acknowledgment Section 35               24

27. Section 36  24

28. Section 37  25

29. New section 41A  26

30. Section 42  26

31. Power of Supreme Court to review

    
    

    Section 43 (1)  27

32. Power of Supreme Court to review

    
    

    New section 43 (1A)  27

33. General limitation on power of court to review

    
    

    Section 44  27

34. Miscellaneous  Division 6.3  27

35. New section 47A  28

36. False statements in acknowledgments

    
    

    Section 50  28

37. Section 56  28

38. New sections 56A and 56B  29

39. Approved forms

    
    

    Section 58 (3)  30

40. Regulation-making power

    
    

    Section 59  30

41. New section 59 (2)  31

42. Dictionary, new definition of accused person  31

43. Schedule 1  32

44. Schedule 1, part 1.1, new items 1A and 1B  33

Schedule 1Technical amendments  34

Schedule 2Other amendments  40

Part 2.1Crimes Act 1900  40

Part 2.2Magistrates Court Act 1930  40

Part 2.3Mental Health (Treatment and Care) Act 1994             42

Bail Amendment Act 2004

A2004-14

An Act to amend the Bail Act 1992, and for other purposes

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Bail Amendment Act 2004.

2. Commencement

3. This Act (other than section 44) commences 3 months after its notification day.

   Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

4. Section 44 commences—

   (a)if the Crimes (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Act 2003 has commenced before the remainder of this Act commences—on the commencement of the remainder of this Act; and

   (b)otherwise—on the commencement of the Crimes (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Act 2003.

5. If the Crimes (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Act 2003 has not commenced within 6 months beginning on the day the remainder of this Act commences, section 44 expires at the end of that period.

6. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Bail Act 1992.

   NoteThis Act also amends the following legislation (see sch 2):

   ·     Crimes Act 1900

   ·     Magistrates Court Act 1930

   ·     Mental Health (Treatment and Care) Act 1994.