Bail Act 1994 (Tas)

Bail Act 1994

An Act relating to bail in legal proceedings [Royal Assent 17 March 1994]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bail Act 1994 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – appropriate officer means – (a) in the case of the Supreme Court, the Registrar of the Supreme Court; or (ab) in the case of the Court of Criminal Appeal, the Registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal; or (b) in any other case, a clerk of petty sessions; contravene includes fail to comply with; Director of Public Prosecutions means the Director within the meaning of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1973 ; intervention program means a program that provides – (a) supervised treatment; or (b) supervised rehabilitation; or (c) supervised behaviour management; or (d) supervised access to support services; or (e) a combination of any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) , (b) , (c) and (d) – designed to address behavioural problems (including problem gambling), substance abuse, alcohol abuse or mental impairment; judicial officer means a person empowered to exercise jurisdiction in a court, whether or not that person is sitting as a court and includes a single justice; restraint order means a restraint order under Part XA of the Justices Act 1959 . (2) Where a magistrate is authorized by law to exercise a power that may be exercised by 2 or more justices, references in this Act to justices are taken to include references to a magistrate.