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57Bail conditions not to be varied contrary to court direction
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#### 57 Bail conditions not to be varied contrary to court direction
57 Bail conditions not to be varied contrary to court direction
> > (1) The Local Court must not vary a bail condition imposed by a higher court that the higher court has directed is not to be varied by the Local Court, unless both the accused person and the prosecutor in the proceedings agree to the variation.
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> > (2) An authorised justice must not vary a bail condition imposed by a court if the court that imposed the bail condition has directed that the condition is not to be varied by an authorised justice.
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> > (3) This section does not affect the powers of the Local Court or authorised justice under Part 8 or 9.
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> > Note.
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> > Part 8 permits the Local Court to revoke or refuse bail for a failure or threatened failure to comply with a bail acknowledgment. Part 9 permits bail to be revoked or a bail condition to be varied in connection with security requirements.
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> **s 57:** Am 2025 No 61, Sch 3.1\[10\].