BAIL ACT 2013 - SECT 19
Refusal of bail--unacceptable risk
BAIL ACT 2013 - SECT 19
Refusal of bail--unacceptable risk
19 Refusal of bail--unacceptable risk
(1) A bail authority must refuse bail if the bail authority is satisfied, on
the basis of an assessment of bail concerns under this Division, that there is
an unacceptable risk.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, an
"unacceptable risk" is an unacceptable risk that the accused person, if
released from custody, will-- (a) fail to appear at any proceedings for the
offence, or
(b) commit a serious offence, or
(c) endanger the safety of
victims, individuals or the community, or
(d) interfere with witnesses or
evidence.
(3) If the offence is a show cause offence, the fact that the
accused person has shown cause that his or her detention is not justified is
not relevant to the determination of whether or not there is an
unacceptable risk.
(4) Bail cannot be refused for an offence for which there
is a right to release under Division 2A.