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Bail Act 1992
9FFamily violence offence—bail by authorised officer
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9F Family violence offence—bail by authorised officer
(1) This section applies to a person accused of a family violence offence.
(2) An authorised officer must not grant bail to the person unless satisfied
that the person poses no danger to a protected person while released
on bail.
(3) However, even if the authorised officer is satisfied under
subsection (2), the officer must refuse bail if satisfied that the refusal
is justified after considering—
(4) Also, the person must not be released on bail under this section unless
the person gives an undertaking to appear within 48 hours of being
released.
(5) If the authorised officer grants bail to the person under this section,
the officer must, in the record made under section 27 (Recording of
certain bail decisions), state why the officer is satisfied that the person
poses no danger to any protected person.
family member, in relation to a person accused of a family violence
offence—see the Family Violence Act 2016, section 9.
protected person, in relation to a person accused of a family violence
offence—
(a) means a person against whom the alleged conduct making up
the offence was directed; and
(b) includes any other family member in relation to the accused