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BAIL AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 70 OF 2010) - SECT 1 Purposes

BAIL AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 70 OF 2010) - SECT 1

Purposes

The purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Bail Act 1977

              (i)     to clarify and amend the law relating to conditions of bail, sureties and deposits, variation of bail, revocation of bail, further bail applications and appeals; and

              (ii)     to require a decision maker to take into account any issues that arise due to the Aboriginality of a person when making a determination under the Act in relation to the person; and

        (b)     to amend the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 to create a new legislative framework for bail justices; and

        (c)     to make consequential amendments to those and other Acts.