The Supreme Court of Victoria granted bail for a Schedule 1 offence (trafficking a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine) finding exceptional circumstances established through the cumulative weight of inordinate delay (3 years and 8 months on remand before trial), a $500,000 bail guarantee representing nearly all of the surety's assets including a sentimental family home, demonstrated rehabilitation through extended abstinence and peer education work in custody, availability of therapeutic treatment and full-time employment, and stable accommodation with supportive family. The Court held the prosecution failed to establish unacceptable risk, emphasising that the applicant's current circumstances were materially different from those at the time of arrest, and that strict bail conditions including curfew, encrypted messaging prohibition, regular urine testing, and undertakings from family members to report breaches reduced any risk to an acceptable level.
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