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Bail Act 1980
sec.15AConduct of proceeding by Magistrates Court outside district or division
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### sec.15A Conduct of proceeding by Magistrates Court outside district or division
This section applies if—
a Magistrates Court (the original court ) has jurisdiction under this Act or another Act to hear a bail proceeding; and
a practice direction made by the Chief Magistrate provides for a bail proceeding to be heard by an alternative court under this section.
The bail proceeding may be heard by the alternative court under an Act mentioned in subsection (1) (a) as if the alternative court—
had jurisdiction to hear the bail proceeding; and
were the original court for the purpose of that Act.
In hearing the bail proceeding, the alternative court may make any order for the disposition of the charge the court considers necessary.
In this section—
alternative court means a Magistrates Court for a district or division outside the district or division in which the bail proceeding would otherwise be required to be heard.
s 15A ins 2007 No. 37 s 13
amd 2010 No. 26 s 4
sub 2013 No. 64 s 6
(sec.15A-ssec.1) This section applies if— a Magistrates Court (the original court ) has jurisdiction under this Act or another Act to hear a bail proceeding; and a practice direction made by the Chief Magistrate provides for a bail proceeding to be heard by an alternative court under this section.
(sec.15A-ssec.2) The bail proceeding may be heard by the alternative court under an Act mentioned in subsection (1) (a) as if the alternative court— had jurisdiction to hear the bail proceeding; and were the original court for the purpose of that Act.
(sec.15A-ssec.3) In hearing the bail proceeding, the alternative court may make any order for the disposition of the charge the court considers necessary.
(sec.15A-ssec.4) In this section— alternative court means a Magistrates Court for a district or division outside the district or division in which the bail proceeding would otherwise be required to be heard.
- (a) a Magistrates Court (the original court ) has jurisdiction under this Act or another Act to hear a bail proceeding; and
- (b) a practice direction made by the Chief Magistrate provides for a bail proceeding to be heard by an alternative court under this section.
- (a) had jurisdiction to hear the bail proceeding; and
- (b) were the original court for the purpose of that Act.