Bail Act 2013
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65 Powers specific to District Court
65 Powers specific to District Court
Note.
The District Court includes the Drug Court (because of section 24 of the Drug Court Act 1998).
The District Court may hear a bail application if—
(a) the District Court has made an order under section 101 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 for the continuation of proceedings before a Judge of the Local Court and the accused person is before the District Court, or
(b) the District Court has made an order under section 20 (1) of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 for the remission of a matter to the Children’s Court and the accused person is before the District Court.
s 65: Am 2018 No 87, Sch 1.2 [4]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.2[2].