For bail pending appeal under cl 4 of Pt C of Sch 1 to the Bail Act 1982 (WA), the applicant must show without detailed argument that the appeal is most likely to succeed. A merely arguable ground or one with reasonable prospects of success is insufficient. Third-party hardship from incarceration cannot independently constitute exceptional reasons but may supplement strong (though not quite sufficient) prospects of success. Whether the detailed Longman warning requirements articulated in R v BWT must be applied in every case in WA remains an open question.
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