(1) The parties to
proceedings on a case for bail are the prosecutor and the accused and, subject
to subsection (2), no other person shall be a party to, or be represented at,
the proceedings.
(2) Nothing in
subsection (1) affects the right of —
(a) the
Attorney General to apply for leave, or be an appellant, under Part 2 of the
Criminal Appeals Act 2004 ; or
(b) the
Director of Public Prosecutions or the State Solicitor to receive notice and
be heard under section 7F(2); or
(c) an
officer referred to in section 33 of the Children’s Court of Western
Australia Act 1988 to be present at and participate in proceedings concerning
a child under that section.
[Section 21 amended: No. 15 of 1988 s. 9; No. 49
of 1988 s. 84; No. 33 of 1989 s. 18; No. 31 of 1993 s. 7; No. 65 of 2003 s.
88(3); No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 84 of 2004 s. 11 and 82; No. 6 of 2008
s. 9(3).]