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