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Bail Act 1992
20Power in relation to bail—Magistrates Court
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20 Power in relation to bail—Magistrates Court
(1) The Magistrates Court has power to make a bail order in relation to
an accused person only if a proceeding for an offence with which the
person is charged—
(a) is, or is about to be brought, before the Magistrates Court; or
(b) is before the Supreme Court, and the following apply:
(i) the Magistrates Court or the Supreme Court has granted
bail to the person in the proceeding;
(ii) the person is in custody because the person has been
arrested under section 56A (Arrest for failure to comply
with bail condition) and has not been brought before the
Supreme Court in relation to the reason for the arrest;
(iii) the day on which the application for bail is made is not a
Supreme Court sitting day, and is a day on which a
magistrate is sitting in relation to another proceeding
before the Magistrates Court.
(2) In this section:
Supreme Court sitting day means a day other than a Saturday,
a Sunday or a public holiday.