AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

bail regulations
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Updated as at 1 November 1996
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
	1.	Citation
	2.	Interpretation
	4.	Service of notice under paragraph 34 (4) (c) of the Act
	5.	Request for review under Division 1 of Part VI of the Act
	6.	Limitations on applications for review of bail decisions

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Bail Regulations.1
Interpretation
2.  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Act” means the Bail Act 1992.

Service of notice under paragraph 34 (4) (c) of the Act
4.  A notice under paragraph 34 (4) (c) of the Act advising an accused person of the place, date and time to which proceedings are adjourned or postponed shall be given or sent to the accused person by delivering the notice to him or her or by leaving the notice at his or her last known or usual place of residence or business with a person who is apparently resident or employed at that place and apparently over the age of 16 years.
Request for review under Division 1 of Part VI of the Act
5.  A request under section 38 of the Act for the review of a decision relating to bail for an accused person may be made—
	(a)	by the accused person or a representative of the accused person; and
	(b)	either orally or in writing.
Limitations on applications for review of bail decisions
6.  (1)  An accused person may not make more than 1 application under section 38 of the Act for the review of a decision relating to bail on the same grounds.
(2)  An accused person may not apply under section 38 of the Act for the review of a decision relating to bail where the conducting of the review would prevent the accused person from attending court as required in relation to an offence with which he or she has been charged.

NOTES
1.	The Bail Regulations (in force under the Bail Act 1992) comprise Subordinate Law No. 30, 1992 amended as indicated in the Tables below. 
2.	The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 (No. 51, 1996) authorises the Parliamentary Counsel in preparing a law for republication, to make certain editorial and other formal amendments in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  Those amendments make no change in the law.  Amendments made pursuant to that Act do not appear in the Table of Amendments but details may be obtained on request from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Table of Subordinate laws
Regulation
No.	Date of making	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

No. 30, 1992	26 Nov 1992	27 Nov 1992	27 Nov 1992		
No. 43, 1994	14 Dec 1994	20 Dec 1994	Rr. 1 and 2:  20 Dec 1994
Remainder:  1 May 1995 (see r. 1 (2))
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Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

R. 3	rep. No. 43, 1994
R. 7	rep. No. 43, 1994
Schedule	rep. No. 43, 1994