› Revocation of bail — risk of reoffending and risk to complainant safety
Criminal law
› Appeal
› Standard of appellate review — House v The King error
Criminal law
› Bail
› Domestic violence offences — bail conditions — breach by use of encrypted messaging
Quick Take
1A bare complaint that insufficient weight was given to a relevant consideration does not, without more, establish appellable error of the kind described in House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 in the context of a bail revocation review.
2Where a primary judge has properly considered and weighed all relevant factors under the Bail Act 1980 (Qld) — including the seriousness of alleged offending, strength of evidence, criminal history, and conduct on bail — a conclusion that risks of reoffending and endangering complainants remain unacceptably high regardless of conditions is not susceptible to appellate interference.
