Bail Act 1994

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – appropriate officer means – in the case of the Supreme Court, the Registrar of the Supreme Court; or in the case of the Court of Criminal Appeal, the Registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal; or in any other case, a clerk of petty sessions; contravene includes fail to comply with;Director of Public Prosecutions means the Director within the meaning of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1973; intervention program means a program that provides – supervised treatment; or supervised rehabilitation; or supervised behaviour management; or supervised access to support services; or a combination of any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) – designed to address behavioural problems (including problem gambling), substance abuse, alcohol abuse or mental impairment; judicial officer means a person empowered to exercise jurisdiction in a court, whether or not that person is sitting as a court and includes a single justice; restraint order means a restraint order under Part XA of the Justices Act 1959.

Where a magistrate is authorized by law to exercise a power that may be exercised by 2 or more justices, references in this Act to justices are taken to include references to a magistrate.