📜 Bail Amendment (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Bill 2018
Assented toLABill 11228 November 2018
This bill amends the Bail Act 1982 to create a presumption against bail for persons linked to terrorism, as defined by association with terrorism offences or control orders. It also includes provisions for protecting terrorist intelligence information in bail proceedings.
Impact
Individuals charged with or convicted of terrorism offences, or subject to control orders, will face a higher bar to be granted bail. Courts will need to manage sensitive intelligence information.
Key Changes
["Creates a presumption against bail for persons linked to terrorism.", "Restricts bail decisions for persons linked to terrorism to courts constituted by a judicial officer other than a justice of the peace.", "Introduces measures to protect terrorist intelligence information in bail proceedings.", "Expands grounds for prosecution to arrest an accused to review bail if new terrorism links are discovered."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA28 Nov 2018
- LA Second Reading MovedLA28 Nov 2018
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA19 Feb 2019
- LA Consideration in DetailLA19 Feb 2019
- LA Third ReadingLA19 Feb 2019
- LC Second Reading MovedLC20 Feb 2019
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC19 Mar 2019
- LC Third ReadingLC2 Apr 2019
- LC AmendedLC27 June 2019
- Royal Assent5 July 2019
Affected Sectors
justiceemergency_servicespublic_sector
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