95Exercise of functions of bail authority by appropriate officers

95 Exercise of functions of bail authority by appropriate officers

95 Exercise of functions of bail authority by appropriate officers

(1) An appropriate officer acting as, or on behalf of, a bail authority may exercise any of the following functions of the bail authority under this Act—

(a) giving an accused person a bail acknowledgment or any other notice required to be given by the bail authority,

(b) accepting a signed bail acknowledgment from the accused person,

(c) accepting a character acknowledgment,

(d) entering into a bail security agreement,

(e) accepting money or security deposited under a bail condition,

(f) accepting any notice that demonstrates compliance with an accommodation requirement,

(g) any other functions prescribed by the regulations.

(2) In this section, appropriate officer means—

(a) a Judge, registrar or assistant registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal, the Supreme Court, the Land and Environment Court, the Industrial Court, the District Court or the Drug Court, or

(b) a Judge of the Local Court or a Children’s Judge, or

(c) an authorised justice, or

(d) a police officer with power to grant bail, or

(e) an officer of the Department of Attorney General and Justice authorised by the Commissioner of Corrective Services for the purposes of this section, or

(f) a person prescribed by the regulations as an appropriate officer.

s 95: Am 2016 No 48, Sch 2.3 [6]; 2023 No 41, Sch 2.3[6]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.2[3].