Where show cause firearm offences are to be dealt with summarily in the Local Court, the decision not to proceed on indictment, the respondent's age, health, lack of violent history, time already spent in custody, and the risk that pre-sentence custody may exceed any likely sentence are relevant factors capable of establishing cause why detention is not justified. The show cause test and the unacceptable risk test must not be conflated.
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