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BAIL ACT 1992 - SECT 21

Bail in relation to several offences

If an accused person has been charged with 2 or more offences for which bail may be granted and is being held in custody in relation to those offences

        (a)     a court or an authorised officer must, in considering whether to grant bail to the accused person, have regard to all the offences with which the person stands charged; and

        (b)     if the court or authorised officer decides that the accused person should be granted bail—

              (i)     the accused person must be granted bail in relation to all the offences with which the person has been charged for which bail may be granted; and

              (ii)     the accused person need give only 1 undertaking to appear in relation to all the offences with which the person has been charged for which bail may be granted; and

              (iii)     if the accused person is granted bail subject to conditions—the conditions apply in relation to each offence with which the accused person is charged for which bail may be granted.



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