Bail (Domestic Violence) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2017* (Qld)

An Act to amend the Bail Act 1980 and the Corrective Services Act 2006 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Bail (Domestic Violence) and Another Act Amendment Act 2017.

1A Commencement Sections 4 and 6(2) commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Bail Act 1980

2 Act amended This part amends the Bail Act 1980.

4 Amendment of s 11 (Conditions of release on bail) (1) Section 11— insert— (9B) Without limiting a court's power to impose a condition on bail under another provision of this section, a court may impose on the bail a condition that the defendant wear a tracking device while the defendant is released on bail. (9C) If bail for a person is subject to a condition mentioned in subsection (9B), the court may impose any other condition the court considers necessary to facilitate the operation of the tracking device. Examples of conditions a court may consider necessary to facilitate the operation of a tracking device required to be worn by a defendant— • a condition that requires the defendant to attend at a stated place to be fitted with the tracking device • a condition that requires the defendant to take stated and other reasonable steps to ensure the tracking device and any equipment necessary for the operation of the tracking device are, or remain, in good working order • a condition that requires the defendant to permit a police officer to enter stated premises to install equipment necessary for the operation of the tracking device • a condition that requires the defendant to permit a police officer to take stated and other reasonable steps to ensure the tracking device and any equipment necessary for the operation of the tracking device are, or remain, in good working order • a condition that requires the defendant to comply with a direction given by a police officer that is reasonably necessary for the operation of the tracking device (2) Section 11(10)— insert— tracking device means an electronic device capable of being worn, and not removed, by a person for the purpose of the Queensland police service, or the chief executive of the department in which the Corrective Services Act 2006 is administered, finding or monitoring the geographical location of the person.