86Offence of indemnifying bail guarantor

#### 86 Offence of indemnifying bail guarantor 86 Offence of indemnifying bail guarantor > > (1) A person who indemnifies another person, or agrees to indemnify another person, against any forfeiture that the other person may incur under a bail security agreement is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty on indictment: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years, or both. > > > (2) A person who is indemnified by, or enters into any agreement under which the person is to be indemnified by, another person against any forfeiture the first person may incur under a bail security agreement is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty on indictment: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years, or both. > > > (3) An offence is committed against this section— > > > > > (a) whether an agreement is entered into before or after a person to be indemnified enters into a bail security agreement, and > > > > > (b) whether the compensation is or is to be in money or in money’s worth. > > > (4) This section does not apply to any indemnity given by the Minister administering the [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157) against any forfeiture that a member of the Government Service may incur as a result of entering into a bail security agreement for the purpose of fulfilling a condition imposed on the grant of bail to a person under the parental responsibility of that Minister. > > > (5) Proceedings for an offence against this section may be instituted only with the consent of the Minister.