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Bail Act 1982
23Power of Supreme Court to grant bail
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23 Power of Supreme Court to grant bail
(1) The Supreme Court may grant bail in accordance with this Act to a
person accused of an offence, whether or not the accused person
has appeared before the Supreme Court in connection with the
(2) If a person is arrested by a police officer under a warrant issued by
the Supreme Court, a Supreme Court Judge may grant bail to the
person by telephone or another form of electronic communication
the Judge considers appropriate.