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BAIL ACT 1982 - SECT 36

BAIL ACT 1982 - SECT 36

36 .         Sureties, who may approve

        (1)         The decision whether an applicant should be approved as a surety in any case is to be made —

            (a)         by a person referred to in section 29(a) to (d); or

            (b)         where the accused to whom bail has been granted is in prison, by a person for the time being in charge of the prison; or

            (c)         where the accused to whom bail has been granted is a child, by an authorised community services officer.

        (2)         A judicial officer when granting bail to an accused subject to a requirement for a surety or sureties may make an order as to —

            (a)         the giving of notice to the prosecutor of an application for approval of any surety; or

            (b)         the person or persons who are to, or may, approve any surety,

                and subsection (1) has effect subject to any such order.

        [Section 36 inserted: No. 6 of 2008 s. 24(1).]