What does it mean to be on bail in NSW?
In a nutshell, Bail means that you will attend court if you have been charged with one or more offences. This means that you won’t be held in custody while you face the charges in Court, but it does mean that you will have specific conditions that you must abide by.
A simple example of bail: Fred was charged with three DV offences. After charging him, the police released Fred on bail. Fred’s bail conditions include: 1) residing at 32 Smith Street, Sydney, 2) must report to the central police station every Wednesday.
In the above case, we can see that Fred is allowed in the community even though he is facing serious charges. He will be on bail until his court case is sorted out. However, he must only live at that address and must report to the police station at central every Wednesday as a condition of his bail.
This page introduces you to the law of bail in NSW. It takes you through the different levels of bail and spells out the issues when bail is breached.
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The things you need to know about bail
What is bail in NSW?
This blog will introduce you to the law of bail. It will show you how the law operates and will look at the three different levels of bail including police bail, Local Court bail and Supreme Court bail. It will provide practical examples to demonstrate how bail operates at the different levels.
Bail refused by police
So, your bail has been refused by police, and they decide to keep you in the cells? What now?? This blog explores the first stage of bail – that being, police bail. It will explain the law of bail when police are involved and the steps that you can take to apply to the Court for bail.
Breach of bail conditions and consequences
This blog details the consequences that a person can face when a bail condition is breached. The blog explores the action that police and the Courts can take, and the defences available should this occur.
Changing bail conditions
So, you are on bail, but you need to have a condition changed? This blog will take you through the process of changing a condition. It will give you a sense, through using practical examples, about the different bail conditions that can be changed – and most importantly, how we change them.
Bail refused by Local Court
So, your bail application to the Local Court has been rejected. What now?? This blog will take you through the second stage of bail – that being, bail at the Local Court. It will set out the considerations the Court will make on a bail application and importantly the processes for making the application.
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