The Court held that an interstate bail address, even in a Schedule 1 murder case, is not inherently fatal to a bail application where the applicant demonstrates prior bail compliance, strong community supports at the proposed address, and the prosecution cannot establish that reduced police oversight renders the risk unacceptable. The court imposed daily reporting, curfew, and sister's undertaking to report breaches as sufficient mitigation for interstate residence. The withdrawal of unsubstantiated Aboriginal heritage claims also illustrates the evidentiary standard expected even where the rules of evidence do not strictly apply.
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