WHAT IS BAIL?
WHAT IS POLICE BAIL?
WHAT IS COURT BAIL?
- Will you attend court when required to?
- Whether you will commit a serious offence?
- Will any members of the community be endangered?
- Will you interfere with evidence or witnesses in relation to your matter ?
If the court determines that there are no such concerns in relation to your being released into the community then the court must give you bail. If the court believes that certain conditions can be imposed to address any of those concerns, then the court must give you bail.
WHAT BAIL CONDITIONS WILL THERE BE ?
Conduct Requirements
- Report to police station at certain times
- Reside at a specific address
- Surrender passport
- Not to contact or approach certain people
- Not to go to a certain place
- Curfew
Security Requirements
This is a condition which requires you or someone else (often a family member) to give “security”, in the form of money or property, to the court. This money is forfeited to the court if you do not attend court when you are required to do so.
Character Acknowledgments
This condition requires a person of good character to sign a form of acknowledgment that you are a responsible person who will obey any and all of your bail conditions.
Enforcement Conditions
These are a set of conditions to be adhered to by you while you are on bail such as ransom urine testing.
WHAT IS A ‘SHOW CAUSE’ OFFENCE ?
CAN I VARY MY BAIL CONDITIONS?
HOW LONG DOES BAIL CONTINUE ?
HOW MANY TIMES CAN I APPLY FOR BAIL?
- There is a change in your circumstances
- You have new information to tell the court about why you should get bail
- You did not have a lawyer represent you when you requested bail on the first occasion.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I BREACH MY BAIL ?
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE COURT REFUSES ME BAIL ?
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