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Bail Act 2013
74Multiple release or detention applications to same court not permitted
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#### 74 Multiple release or detention applications to same court not permitted
74 Multiple release or detention applications to same court not permitted
> > (1) A court that refuses bail for an offence, or that affirms a decision to refuse bail for an offence, after hearing a release application is to refuse to hear another release application made by the accused person for the same offence, unless there are grounds for a further release application.
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> > (2) A court that grants or dispenses with bail for an offence, or that affirms a decision to grant or dispense with bail for an offence, after hearing a detention application is to refuse to hear another detention application made by the prosecution for the same offence, unless there are grounds for a further detention application.
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> > (3) For the purposes of this section, the grounds for a further release application are—
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> > > (a) the person was not legally represented when the previous application was dealt with and the person now has legal representation, or
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> > > (b) material information relevant to the grant of bail is to be presented in the application that was not presented to the court in the previous application, or
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> > > (c) circumstances relevant to the grant of bail have changed since the previous application was made, or
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> > > (d) the person is a child and the previous application was made on a first appearance for the offence.
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> > (4) For the purposes of this section, the grounds for a further detention application are—
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> > > (a) material information relevant to the grant of bail is to be presented in the application that was not presented to the court in the previous application, or
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> > > (b) circumstances relevant to the grant of bail have changed since the previous application was made.
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> > (5) In this section, court does not include an authorised justice.
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> **s 74:** Am 2014 No 52, Sch 1 \[20\].