The Court of Appeal dismissed a second application for bail pending appeal against conviction for serious sexual offences. [name withheld] accepted jurisdiction to hear the second application on the basis that the death of the appellant's mother and the impracticability of relying on his elderly father constituted changed circumstances under sch 1 pt B cl 4 of the Bail Act 1982 (WA). However, the Court held that the appellant failed to establish exceptional circumstances justifying bail, as the appeal grounds were not strongly arguable, the additional documentary material sought would not substantively strengthen the appeal, and compassionate grounds relating to the death of a family member did not constitute exceptional reasons for bail pending appeal against conviction for multiple serious offences.
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