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Bail Act 1982
15Extension of meaning of adjournment in section 6
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15 Extension of meaning of adjournment in section 6
For section 6(c)(iii), the following periods are taken to be the period
of an adjournment:
(a) the period between the making of an order for a separate trial
or for the postponement of a trial and the commencement of
the separate or postponed trial;
(b) the period between the appearance of an accused person
before the Local Court in pursuance of a warrant issued under
section 301(1) of the Criminal Code and the date fixed for trial;
(ba) the period of adjournment under section 383(3) of the Criminal
Code;
(c) the period between the bringing up by a writ of habeas corpus
of a person sentenced to imprisonment by the Local Court and
the final decision of the case, where the Supreme Court
postpones the final decision of the case.