Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2016 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Bail Act 1980 , the Criminal Code , the Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act 2002 , the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1984 , the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , the Evidence Act 1977 , the Jury Act 1995 , the Justices Act 1886 , the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , the Recording of Evidence Act 1962 and the Telecommunications Interception Act 2009 and the Acts mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2016 .

Part 2 Amendment of Bail Act 1980

2 Act amended This part amends the Bail Act 1980 .

3 Amendment of s 7 (Power of police officer to grant bail) (1) Section 7(1)(a), after 'charge of an offence,'— insert— or under a warrant issued under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 33AC. (2) Section 7(1)(c)— omit, insert— (c) a prescribed police officer is satisfied it is not practicable to bring the person before a court promptly. (3) Section 7(2)— omit, insert— (2) The prescribed police officer must investigate whether or not the person may be granted bail under this Act. Notes— 1 See section 13 for when only the Supreme Court or a judge of the Supreme Court may grant a person bail. 2 See section 16 for when the prescribed police officer must refuse to grant a person bail. (2A) If the prescribed police officer is satisfied the person may be granted bail under this Act, the officer must— (a) grant bail to the person and release the person from custody; or (b) issue and serve on the person a notice to appear and release the person from custody. (4) Section 7(5), 'subsection (4)'— omit, insert— subsection (5) (5) Section 7(2A) to (9)— renumber as section 7(3) to (10).