Bail Act 2013

A bail authority must not grant bail to a relevant young person for a relevant offence alleged to have been committed while the young person is on bail for another relevant offence unless the bail authority has a high degree of confidence the young person will not commit a serious indictable offence while on bail subject to any proposed bail conditions.

A decision under subsection (1) may be made only after—

an assessment of bail concerns is made under Division 2, and

consideration of whether any bail conditions could reasonably be imposed to address any bail concerns or risk the relevant young person will commit a further serious indictable offence.

To avoid doubt, the requirement under this section to establish that bail should be refused for the relevant young person remains with the prosecution.

This section applies despite anything to the contrary in this Act.

This section is repealed on 1 October 2026.

In this section—

section 154A,

section 154C,

section 154F.

a motor theft offence, or

a serious breaking and entering offence, or

an offence under the Crimes Act 1900, section 154K, if the underlying offence is a motor theft offence or serious breaking and entering offence.

14 years of age or more, and

less than 18 years of age.