The Court refused bail for a 23-year-old applicant charged with trafficking a drug of dependence while on bail for the same Schedule 2 offence, finding that exceptional circumstances were not established under s 4AA(2)(c)(i) of the Bail Act 1977 (Vic). The combination of CISP suitability, family support, lack of prior criminal history, and potential delay did not meet the high threshold, particularly given the seriousness of the offending on three separate occasions, the strength of the prosecution case, the applicant's demonstrated disregard for bail conditions, and only 10 days of abstinence from drug dependence. The Court further found the applicant posed an unacceptable risk of committing a Schedule 2 offence that could not be ameliorated by conditions, including because she intended to maintain her former premises and only limit (rather than sever) contact with former associates.
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