Victorian Consolidated Legislation

BAIL ACT 1977

No. 9008 of 1977
Version incorporating amendments as at  28 November 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Repeals and savings
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Determination in relation to an Aboriginal person

   PART 2-GRANTING OF BAIL AND ADMISSION TO BAIL

   4.      Accused held in custody entitled to bail
   5.      Conditions of bail
   5A.     Power to return accused to youth justice centre
   6.      Person bailed to surrender himself into custody
   7.      Opposing bail
   8.      Application for bail
   9.      Surety for bail
   10.     Where impracticable to bring person arrested before court
   11.     Cash deposit as security for penalty
   12.     Court or bail justice to grant or refuse bail
   13.     Court may grant bail
   14.     Refusal of bail where person seriously injured
   15.     Repealed
   16.     Extension of bail
   16A.    Written notice of extension of bail
   17.     Written notice of conditions of bail

   PART 3-FURTHER APPLICATION FOR BAIL, VARIATION
   OF BAIL CONDITIONS, REVOCATION OF BAIL

   18.     Further application for bail where bail refused or revoked
   18AA.   Certain circumstances required before application may be heard
   18AB.   Hearing and determination of further application for bail
   18AC.   Application for variation of bail conditions
   18AD.   Determination of application for variation of the amount
           of bail or bail conditions
   18AE.   Application for revocation of bail
   18AF.   Determination of application for revocation of bail
   18AG.   Appeal against refusal to revoke bail
   18AH.   Preservation of the right of application or appeal to the Supreme Court or County Court
   18AI.   Notice of application for variation to be given to sureties
   18AJ.   Surety entitled to attend on application for variation

   PART 4-APPEALS

   18A.    Appeal by Director of Public Prosecutions against insufficiency of bail etc.

   PART 5-MISCELLANEOUS

   19.     Arrest on another charge not to vacate bail
   20.     Death of surety
   21.     Abolition of right of a surety to apprehend a principal
   22.     Repealed
   23.     Surety may apply for discharge
   24.     Arrest of person released on bail
   25.     Arrest for imposing additional conditions
   26.     Arrest where bail insufficient
   27.     Admission to bail
   28.     One undertaking may be entered in respect of number of
           charges
   29.     Notice of trial
   30.     Failure to answer bail
   31.     Indemnifying surety
   32.     Deposit forfeited on failure to attend
   33.     Regulations
   34.     Transitional provisions
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           SCHEDULE-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details