24Bail

#### 24 Bail 24 Bail > > (1) An order by a Judge of the Local Court under section 19(a) or (b) in relation to an offence is, for the purposes of the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026), taken to be a decision to dispense with bail for the offence. > > > (2) An order under section 19(b) that a defendant be brought back before a Judge of the Local Court may be satisfied by taking the defendant to an appropriate police officer for the making of a bail decision in respect of the defendant. > > > (3) An appropriate police officer may make a bail decision in respect of a defendant brought before the appropriate police officer under this section (despite section 43(3) of the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026)). > > > (4) In this section— > > > > appropriate police officer means a police officer who may make a bail decision under the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026) in respect of a person accused of an offence who is present at a police station. > > **s 24:** Am 2025 No 61, Schs 2.64\[2\], 3.11\[2\] \[5\] \[6\].