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Bail Act 1982
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6 Grant of bail for certain periods
Bail may be granted in accordance with this Act to an accused
person in respect of any one or more of the following periods and
except in relation to paragraphs (f) and (g), so far as they relate to
the offence of which the person is accused:
(a) the period between the accused person being charged with
the offence and the accused person's first appearance before
a court in or in connection with proceedings for the offence;
(b) the period between committal for trial or sentence and the
accused person's appearance before the Supreme Court
consequent upon the committal;
(c) the period of any adjournment or adjournments, including:
(i) any adjournment or adjournments during the course of a
trial; and
(ii) any adjournment or adjournments after the accused
pleads, or is found, guilty but before he is sentenced;
and
(iii) any period deemed under section 15 to be the period of
an adjournment;
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(d) the period between the institution of an appeal and its
determination;
(e) the period between the determination of an appeal and:
(i) the accused person's appearance before a court to
abide the result of the determination of the appeal; or
(ii) the accused person's appearance before a court to
which the matter is remitted under section 177(2)(d) of
the Local Court (Criminal Procedure) 1928;
(f) the period between the making of an application in relation to
the accused person, or the arrest of the accused person,
under one of the following provisions (in which the person is
referred to as an offender) and the accused person's
appearance before a court for the application or as a result of
the arrest:
(i) section 39A, 43 or 48F of the Sentencing Act 1995;
(ii) section 15 of the Sentencing Act 1995 as in force
immediately before the commencement of Part 2 of the
Sentencing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022
and continued by section 145 of the Sentencing
Act 1995;
(g) the period between the committal of the accused person under
one of the following provisions (in which the person is referred
to as an offender) and the accused person's appearance
before the Supreme Court for that committal:
(i) section 43(4C) of the Sentencing Act 1995;
(ii) section 15(3B) of the Sentencing Act 1995 as in force
immediately before the commencement of Part 2 of the
Sentencing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022
and continued by section 145 of the Sentencing
Act 1995;
(h) any other period prescribed by regulation.