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4721 Supreme Court bail application in relation to accused
person
(1) An application in relation to bail by an accused person must comply
with this division.
Note 2 See approved form 4.8 (Supreme Court application in relation to bail)
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(a) state the accused person’s name; and
(b) state briefly the order (or orders) sought.
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(3) The application must be supported by an affidavit stating—
(a) the charges (if any) outstanding against the accused person; and
(b) if the accused person has been committed for sentence or trial to
the court—that fact, and the date the person was committed; and
(c) if the accused person has been convicted or found guilty of an
offence relevant to the application—that fact, the offence and
the date the person was convicted or found guilty; and
(d) if the accused person has been sentenced for an offence relevant
to the application—that fact, the sentence and the date the
person was sentenced; and
(e) if bail has previously been refused for an offence relevant to the
application—the reasons bail was refused; and
(f) the accused person’s date of birth; and
(g) whether the accused person has a criminal record; and
(h) if the accused person is in custody—the day the person was
placed in custody; and
(i) the day the matter is next listed before a court; and
(j) the informant’s name; and
(k) if the Bail Act 1992, section 9C (Bail for murder), section 9D
(Bail for serious offence committed while charge for another
pending or outstanding) or section 9E (Bail for person sentenced
to imprisonment) applies in relation to the application—the
special or exceptional circumstances that exist favouring the
grant of bail; and
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(l) if a court has made a decision in relation to an application for
bail by the accused person and the application is a further
application for bail—
(i) for each previous application for bail—
(A) the name of the judge or magistrate who heard the
(B) the date the application was made; and
(A) the change in circumstances relevant to the granting
of bail since the last application for bail was made; or
(B) the fresh evidence or information of relevance to the
granting of bail that was unavailable when the last
application for bail was made; and
Note See the Bail Act 1992, s 20C (Repeat application for bail—
Supreme Court).
(m) if the application is for review of a decision of an authorised
officer in relation to bail—
(i) the change in circumstances relevant to the granting of bail
since the officer’s decision was made; or
(ii) the fresh evidence or information of relevance to the
granting of bail that was unavailable when the officer’s
decision was made; and
Note See the Bail Act 1992, s 43 (Power of Supreme Court to review—
decision of authorised officer).
(n) if the application is for review of a decision of a court in relation
to bail—
(i) for each previous application for bail—
(A) the name of the judge or magistrate who heard the
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(B) the date the application was made; and
(A) a change in circumstances relevant to the granting of
bail since the court’s decision was made; or
(B) the fresh evidence or information of relevance to the
granting of bail that was unavailable when the last
application for bail was made; and
Note See the Bail Act 1992, s 43A (Power of Supreme Court to review—
decision of Magistrates Court or Supreme Court).
(o) the conditions (if any) on which bail is sought.
(4) The accused person must serve a stamped copy of the application and
supporting affidavit on the director of public prosecutions.
(5) This rule is subject to rule 4723 (Supreme Court application for
review of bail by unrepresented accused person).