24CBreach of condition of bail

24C Breach of condition of bail

[Section 24C Inserted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 18, Applied:01 Sep 2014]

(1)  In this section –

relevant contravention, in relation to a youth, means a contravention by the youth, without reasonable cause, of any condition of bail that has effect after the release of the youth from custody, other than a contravention consisting of a failure to appear before a justice or a court, as required under section 5 or 7 of the Bail Act 1994 .

(2)  If a relevant contravention by a youth occurs –

(a) sections 5(4) and 9 of the Bail Act 1994 do not apply in relation to the contravention; and

(b) a court (including the Court) may take the contravention into account in sentencing the youth for the offence in relation to which the bail to which the contravention relates was granted.

(3)  If a youth is arrested under section 5(5A) of the Bail Act 1994 in respect of a relevant contravention, a reference in section 34(1) or section 34A of the Justices Act 1959 to a simple offence, or to an offence, respectively, is, in its application to the youth in respect of the arrest, to be taken to include a reference to a relevant contravention.

(4)  If a youth is arrested under section 5(5A) or 10 of the Bail Act 1994 in respect of a relevant contravention, a reference in section 4 of the to an offence, in its application to the youth in respect of the arrest, is to be taken to be a reference to a relevant contravention.