The show cause test and unacceptable risk test under the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) are distinct sequential steps that must not be conflated. The show cause test permits consideration of matters beyond the exhaustive list in s 18, including a jury's guilty verdict which rebuts the presumption of innocence. Bail applications following District Court decisions should be brought in the Supreme Court, not referred to the Court of Appeal.
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