56BGrant of bail and review

56B Grant of bail and review

[Section 56B of Part 4 Inserted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:01 Mar 2014]

(1)  Bail granted to a youth for the purposes of section 47(1)(j) in relation to an offence has effect for the period for which the sentence in relation to the offence is deferred, unless the bail is revoked earlier.

(2)  Without limiting the conditions that may be imposed in accordance with section 7 of the Bail Act 1994 on the grant of bail to a youth, the conditions on which bail is granted to a youth for the purposes of section 47(1)(j)  –

(a) may include conditions requiring the youth to comply with an intervention plan referred to in section 56A ; and

(b) may include a condition that the youth appear before the Court on a date or dates, specified in the conditions of bail, that are earlier than the date to which the sentencing has been deferred, so as to enable the Court to consider the extent to which the youth is complying with any conditions of the bail; and

(c) may include any other conditions that the Court considers appropriate for a purpose referred to in section 56A(2) .

(3)  If a youth to whom bail has been granted for the purposes of section 47(1)(j) appears before the Court, the Court may amend the conditions of the bail by varying, adding to or substituting any of the conditions.

(4)  In determining whether, under this section, to amend a condition of bail, the Court must consider –

(a) any report on the youth prepared by the Secretary; and

(b) the extent to which, and the manner in which, the youth has complied with the conditions of the bail granted to the youth in respect of the offence.