Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part I Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   3A.     Serious sexual offences
   4.      Application of Act
   5.      Savings and transitional
           Part II General provisions relating to bail
           Division 1 Bail Generally
   6.      Grant of bail for certain periods
   7.      Rights following grant of bail
           Division 1A Presumption against bail for certain offences
   7A.     Presumption against bail for certain offences
           Division 2 Presumption in favour of bail
   8.      Presumption in favour of bail for certain offences
           Division 3 Dispensing with bail
   9.      Dispensing with bail
   10.     Effect of dispensing with bail
   11.     Decision to dispense with bail
           Division 4 Miscellaneous provisions
   12.     Bail may be granted where no entitlement
   13.     Power to refuse bail
   14.     Grant of bail when not in custody
   15.     Extension of meaning of adjournment in section 6
           Part III Police bail
   16.     Authority for police to grant bail
   17.     Bail in respect of several offences
   18.     Bail register
           Part IV Court bail
   19.     General provisions as to court bail
   20.     Power of magistrates and justices to grant bail
   21.     Limitations on power of magistrates and justices
   22.     Limitation on length of adjournments where bail refused
   23.     Power of Supreme Court to grant bail
   23A.    Limitation on power to grant bail
           Part V Provisions applying to both police and court bail
           Division 1 Criteria to be considered in bail applications
   24.     Criteria to be considered in bail applications
           Division 2 Bail undertakings
   25.     Bail undertakings
   26.     Persons to whom bail undertaking may be given
           Division 3 Bail conditions
   27.     Conditions of bail
   27A.    Conduct agreements
   28.     Imposition of bail conditions
   29.     Entry into agreement
   30.     Provisions relating to money or security
   31.     Discharge of liability of persons other than accused
           Division 4 Continuation of bail
   32.     Continuation of bail
           Part VI Review of bail decisions
           Division 1 Police bail
   33.     Review
           Division 2 Court bail
   34.     Review of bail decision
   35.     Review by Supreme Court
   36.     Provisions relating to review of bail decisions
   36A.    Immediate review and stay of decision to grant bail
   37.     Right of accused to apply for bail
           Part VII Non-compliance with undertaking or conditions
   38.     Arrest for absconding or breach of condition
   39.     Failure to appear
   40.     Enforcement of bail undertakings etc.
   41.     Suspension or mitigation of forfeiture
           Part VIII Miscellaneous
   42.     Notices
   43.     Writ of habeas corpus
   44.     False statements in acknowledgements
   45.     Indemnification of agreeing parties
   46.     Civil standard of proof for certain purposes
   47.     Evidence
   48.     Surety to have no right of arrest
   49.     Abolition of common law right to grant bail
   50.     Contempt
   51.     Provisions as to warrants or summonses
   52.     Contravention of Act by authorized member
   52A.    Representative of mentally impaired or unfit person may enter into bail undertaking on behalf of person
   53.     Regulations
           Part IX Transitional matters for Bail Amendment (Repeat Offenders) Act 2005
   54.     Application of sections 7A, 8 and 36A to pre-commencement offences
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