The Supreme Court of the ACT has jurisdiction under s 19 of the Bail Act 1992 (ACT) to consider bail applications even where the criminal proceedings are being conducted in the Magistrates Court. Where no application for bail has been made before a court, there is no 'decision in relation to bail' and the limitations on further applications in ss 19 and 43 do not apply. Applications for day release bail should preferably be made to the officer in charge of the correctional facility rather than to the court.
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