33Bail acknowledgment to be given on grant of bail

#### 33 Bail acknowledgment to be given on grant of bail 33 Bail acknowledgment to be given on grant of bail > > (1) A bail authority that grants bail to an accused person must, as soon as practicable, ensure the person is given a bail acknowledgment for the decision. > > > (2) A bail acknowledgment is a written notice that— > > > > > (a) requires the accused person to appear before a court, on such day and at such time and place as are from time to time specified in a notice given or sent to the person as prescribed by the regulations, and > > > > > (b) requires the accused person to notify the court before which the accused person is required to appear of any change in the person’s residential address. > > > > Note. > > > > An accused person is not entitled to be released on bail under Part 2 until he or she signs the bail acknowledgment and gives it to the bail authority. > > > (3) An accused person who is granted bail is under a duty to comply with the requirements of the bail acknowledgment. > > > > Note. > > > > An accused person who fails to appear as required by the bail acknowledgment commits an offence. Contravention of the requirements of a bail acknowledgment can also lead to bail being revoked. > > > (4) The bail acknowledgment must also— > > > > > (a) warn the person that committing an offence while on bail could result in a more severe penalty being imposed on conviction for that offence, and > > > > > (b) set out the bail conditions (if any), and > > > > > (c) explain the consequences that may follow if the person fails to comply with his or her bail acknowledgment or bail conditions, and > > > > > (d) include any information regarding the review or variation of the decision the regulations require to be provided when bail is granted. > > > (5) The bail authority is to take reasonably practicable steps to ensure that the person granted bail understands the bail acknowledgment. > > > (6) The regulations may make further provision for bail acknowledgments. > > **s 33:** Am 2014 No 5, Sch 1 \[3\].