Section 12(1) of the Bail Act 1977 (Vic) does not independently authorise the Magistrates' Court to issue warrants; it deals only with the granting or refusing of bail. The types of warrants issuable are governed exclusively by the Magistrates' Court Act 1989, and the term 'warrant of commitment' in the Bail Act takes its meaning from the MCA by virtue of Schedule 8 clause 11. Accordingly, the Magistrates' Court cannot direct detention of a young offender in a youth training centre during an adjournment by purporting to issue a 'warrant of commitment' under s.12(1), unless the conditions for such a warrant under the MCA are independently satisfied.
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