47Giving information relating to bail

47 Giving information relating to bail (1) If a person is charged by a police officer with an offence and the person charged is being held in custody in relation to the offence, the police officer must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the person is charged, give to the person, by written notice, information relating to his or her entitlement to, or eligibility for, bail and to his or her entitlement to the review of decisions under this Act. (2) If an accused person is being held in custody in relation to an offence at the time of his or her first appearance in court in relation to that offence, the court must, during that appearance, or as soon as is reasonably practicable, give to the person, by written notice, information relating to his or her entitlement to, or eligibility for, bail.