The custodial portion of a sentence expiring before an appeal hearing establishes the threshold of special or exceptional circumstances under s 9E of the Bail Act 1992 (ACT), but bail will still be refused where the prospects of success on a manifest excess ground are very low and the personal circumstances relied upon were already considered by the sentencing judge.
The full text is available to signed-in members, including the 4 later cases that cite this judgment.
2 of the 4 citing cases carry a classified treatment. How each court treated it is available to signed-in members.