Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TERRORISM) ACT 2018 (NO. 32 OF 2018) - SECT 95

    (1)     For the heading to section 13 of the Bail Act 1977 substitute —

" Treason, murder, certain other offences ".

    (2)     For section 13(3), (4) and (5) of the Bail Act 1977 substitute —

    "(3)     Subject to subsection (4), only a court may grant bail to a person accused of any other offence to which the step 1—exceptional circumstances test applies under section 4AA(1) or (2).

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply if the step 1—exceptional circumstances test applies only because of section 4AA(2)(c) or (d) and—

        (a)     the accused person is a child, a vulnerable adult or an Aboriginal person; or

        (b)     the offence to which section 4AA(2)(c) or (d) relates is—

              (i)     an offence that is referred to in item 1 or 30 of Schedule 2 (and not referred to in any other item of Schedule 2); or

              (ii)     an offence of conspiracy to commit, incitement to commit, or attempting to commit an offence referred to in subparagraph (i).

    (5)     Only a court may grant bail to a person accused of an offence against—

        (a)     a provision of Subdivision A of Division 72 of Chapter 4 of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth; or

        (b)     a provision of Part 5.3 or 5.5 of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth.

Note

Section 15AA of the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth contains restrictions on the granting of bail for certain Commonwealth offences.".

    (3)     Section 13(6) of the Bail Act 1977 is repealed .