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Queensland
Bail and Penalties and
Sentences Amendment Bill
2007
Queensland
Bail and Penalties and Sentences
Amendment Bill 2007
Contents
Page
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Part 2 Amendment of Bail Act 1980
2 Act amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Amendment of s 16 (Refusal of bail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Part 3 Amendment of Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
4 Act amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5 Amendment of s 9 (Sentencing guidelines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2007
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Bail Act 1980 and the Penalties and
Sentences Act 1992 to add a relevant consideration to bail and
sentencing decisions
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
Part 1 Preliminary 2
Clause 1 Short title 3
This Act may be cited as the Bail and Penalties and Sentences 4
Amendment Bill 2007. 5
Part 2 Amendment of Bail Act 1980 6
Clause 2 Act amended in pt 2 7
This part amends the Bail Act 1980. 8
Clause 3 Amendment of s 16 (Refusal of bail) 9
(1) Section 16(2)(c)-- 10
omit, insert-- 11
`(c) the history of any previous grants of bail to the 12
defendant, including-- 13
(i) whether the defendant committed, or is alleged to 14
have committed, another offence during a previous 15
grant of bail; and 16
(ii) whether the defendant failed to appear and 17
surrender into custody in relation to a previous 18
grant of bail;'. 19
(2) Section 16(3)-- 20
omit, insert-- 21
`(3) If the defendant is charged with an offence against an Act 22
(other than this Act) for which the maximum penalty is at 23
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least 2 years imprisonment or with an offence against this 1
Act-- 2
(a) the court or police officer must refuse to grant bail 3
unless the defendant shows cause why the defendant's 4
detention in custody is not justified; and 5
(b) if bail is granted or the defendant is released under 6
section 11A,1 the court or police officer must include in 7
the order a statement of the reasons for granting bail or 8
releasing the defendant.'. 9
Part 3 Amendment of Penalties and 10
Sentences Act 1992 11
Clause 4 Act amended in pt 3 12
This part amends the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992. 13
Clause 5 Amendment of s 9 (Sentencing guidelines) 14
Section 9(2)-- 15
insert-- 16
`(ia) if bail had been granted to the offender--the offender's 17
compliance with the terms and conditions of the bail; 18
and'. 19
1 Section 11A (Release of intellectually impaired person)
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