Flow charts—key features of bail decisions
16 Flow charts—key features of bail decisions
The flow charts illustrate the key features of bail decisions under this Act.
Flow Chart 1 illustrates the show cause requirement (set out in Division 1A), which applies only to show cause offences.
Flow Chart 2 illustrates the unacceptable risk test (set out in Division 2) as it applies to all offences, other than offences for which there is a right to release.
In the flow charts—
conditional release means a decision to grant bail with the imposition of bail conditions.
unconditional release means a decision—
to release a person without bail, or
to dispense with bail, or
to grant bail without the imposition of bail conditions.
Flow Chart 1 Show cause requirement
Flow Chart 2 Unacceptable risk test
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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