New South Wales
Criminal Legislation Amendment
Act 1995 No 23
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Acts 2
Schedule 1 Amendment of Acts 3
Bail Act 1978 No 161 3 Crimes Act 1900 No 40 4 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 No 16 11 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209 11 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1986 No 209 12 Traffic Act 1909 No 5 14
New South Wales
Criminal Legislation Amendment
Act 1995 No 23
Act No 23, 1995
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 and certain other Acts to make miscellaneous amendments concerning criminal law and procedure; and for other purposes. [Assented to 19 June 1995]
| Clause 1 | Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 23 |
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
Name of Act
This Act is the Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 1995.
Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
| Amendment of Acts |
Each Act specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in that
Schedule.
Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 23
Amendment of Acts Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Amendment of Acts (Section 3)
1.1 Bail Act 1978 No 161 [1]
Section 9 Presumption in favour of bail for certain offences- exceptions
Insert “26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,” after “section” in section 9 (1) (c). [2]
Section 22A Special power of Supreme Court to refuse to entertain bail application
Insert at the end of section 22A:
(2) Despite section 22 (1) and (2), the Supreme Court may refuse to entertain an application in relation to bail if the bail application comprises a bail condition review that could be dealt with under section 48A by a magistrate or justice or the District Court.
[3] Section 48 Provisions respecting review of bail decisions
Insert after section 48 (7):
( 7 A ) The Supreme Court may refuse to entertain a request to review a decision pursuant to this Part if the Court is satisfied that the request comprises a bail condition review that could be dealt with under section 48A by a magistrate or justice or the District Court.
[4] Schedule 1 Savings and transitional provisions
Insert after Part 2 :
Part 3 Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 1995 6 Application of amendments
(1)
Section 22A, as amended by the Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 1995, extends to bail granted and to applications made to the Supreme Court but not determined by it before the commencement of the amendment made to section 22A by that Act.
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| Schedule 1 | Amendment of Acts | |
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| 1.2 | Crimes Act 1900 No 40 | |
| [1] | Section 61H Definition of sexual intercourse etc | |
| Omit section 61H (3). Insert instead: |
(3) For the…