On a Crown bail review under s 35 of the Bail Act 1982 (NT), the Court imposed additional conditions including passport surrender, travel restrictions, and a non-contact order with prosecution witnesses and co-accused, but declined to impose a police reporting condition. The Court held that the respondent's ties to foreign countries (including a UAE residency visa and property interests), financial means, and the approaching finalisation of serious criminal proceedings heightened the flight risk sufficiently to justify passport surrender, and that a non-contact condition was proportionate given the nature of the co-accused relationship and the need to protect the administration of justice as matters approached final determination.
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