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Bail Act 1982
52ARepresentative of mentally impaired or unfit person may enter
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52A Representative of mentally impaired or unfit person may enter
into bail undertaking on behalf of person
(1) In this section:
accused person means an accused person who:
(a) has been declared to be liable to supervision under Part IIA,
Division 2 or 4 of the Criminal Code; or
(b) is or is likely to be the subject of an investigation or a special
hearing under that Part.
(2) A person representing an accused person may:
(a) exercise an independent discretion and act as he or she
reasonably believes to be in the accused person's best
interests in relation to the grant of bail to the accused person
under this Act; and
(b) enter into the bail undertaking and any bail conditions imposed
in respect of the accused person on behalf of the accused
person.
(3) When the representative of an accused person mentioned in
subsection (1) enters into the bail undertaking and any bail
conditions on behalf of the accused person, the representative must
give an undertaking to the court that he or she will be responsible
for ensuring that the accused person complies with the bail
undertaking and the bail conditions.