New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT 1978 - SECT 8C

8C Presumption against bail for certain repeat property offenders

(1) This section applies to an accused person if:

(a) the person is accused of 2 or more serious property offences, not being offences arising out of the same circumstances, and

(b) bail is sought in respect of one or more of those offences, and

(c) the person has been convicted of one or more serious property offences within the last 2 years.

(2) The accused person is not to be granted bail unless the person satisfies the authorised officer or court that bail should not be refused.

(3) The requirement for bail cannot be dispensed with for the accused person and section 10 (2) does not apply with respect to any such offence.

(4) In this section:
"serious property offence" means:

(a) an offence under section 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 149, 154AA, 154C or 154F of the Crimes Act 1900 ,

(b) an offence of attempting to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a),

(c) an offence under the law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory or of another country that is similar to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).