16Making of release application

#### 16 Making of release application 16 Making of release application > > (1) An accused person must make a release application in the following way— > > > > > (a) if the person is at that time appearing before the court—orally, > > > > > (b) if the person is not appearing before the court—in writing in the approved form. > > > (2) A written release application may be signed by— > > > > > (a) the accused person, or > > > > > (b) on the accused person’s behalf by the accused person’s lawyer, spouse, de facto partner, parent or guardian. > > > (3) A court may make a decision on a release application even if the accused person has not complied with the provisions of subsection (1) or (2). > > > (4) An accused person may, in one application, make a release application to a court in relation to more than one offence. > > > (5) If an accused person who makes a release application is in custody at a correctional centre, the general manager of the correctional centre must forward the application, without undue delay, to the registrar of the court to which the application is made. > > > (6) A prosecutor is not required to give notice to an accused person of a decision to oppose a release application. > > **s 16:** Am 2025 (662), Sch 1\[2\].