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Bail Act 2000

Court bail - Granting of bail on adjournment

27: Bail on adjournment

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"Getting bail when your court case is delayed"

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You can get bail when a court case is put off until another day. This can happen if the case is like the ones mentioned in section 168(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011. A judicial officer can decide to give you bail. You can also get bail from a Registrar if the prosecutor agrees. The prosecutor is the person who is against you in court. The Registrar can make this decision because of the power given to them.

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Granting of bail on adjournment

27Bail on adjournment

  1. In any case referred to in section 168(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (which relates to dealing with a defendant on adjournment), a judicial officer may grant the defendant bail under this section.

  2. A Registrar may exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) to grant bail if the prosecutor agrees.

Notes
  • Section 27: replaced, on , by section 15 of the Bail Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 82).