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BAIL ACT 1982 - SCHEDULE 2

[s. 3(1)]

[Heading inserted: No. 6 of 2008 s. 42(1).]

Enactment

Description of offence

1.

The Criminal Code

s. 186(1)

Occupier or owner allowing young person to be on premises for unlawful carnal knowledge

s. 187(2)

Facilitating sexual offence against child outside WA

s. 192(1)

Procuring person to have unlawful carnal knowledge by threat, fraud or administering drug

s. 204A(2)

Showing offensive material to child under 16

s. 204B(2)

Using electronic communication to procure, or expose to indecent matter, child under 16

s. 204B(3)

Using electronic communication to procure, or expose to indecent matter, child under 13

s. 217(2)

Involving child in child exploitation

s. 218

Producing child exploitation material

s. 219(2)

Distributing child exploitation material

s. 219(3)

Possessing child exploitation material with the intention of distributing it

s. 220

Possession of child exploitation material

s. 221E(1)

Participating in activities of criminal organisation

s. 221F(1)

Instructing commission of offence for benefit of criminal organisation

s. 279

Murder

s. 280

Manslaughter

s. 281

Unlawful assault causing death

s. 283

Attempt to murder

s. 292

Disabling in order to commit indictable offence

s. 294

Acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm or to resist or prevent arrest

s. 297

Grievous bodily harm

s. 298

Suffocation and strangulation

s. 300

Persistent family violence

s. 301

Wounding and similar acts

s. 304(2)

Acts or omissions, with intent to harm, causing bodily harm or danger

s. 317

Assault occasioning bodily harm

s. 317A(a)

Assault with intent to commit or facilitate a crime

s. 317A(b)

Assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm

s. 318

Serious assaults

s. 320(2)

Sexual penetration of child under 13

s. 320(3)

Procuring child under 13 to engage in sexual behaviour

s. 320(4)

Indecently dealing with child under 13

s. 320(5)

Procuring child under 13 to do indecent act

s. 320(6)

Indecently recording child under 13

s. 321(2)

Sexual penetration of child of or over 13 and under 16

s. 321(3)

Procuring child of or over 13 and under 16 to engage in sexual behaviour

s. 321(4)

Indecently dealing with child of or over 13 and under 16

s. 321(5)

Procuring child of or over 13 and under 16 to do indecent act

s. 321(6)

Indecently recording child of or over 13 and under 16

s. 321A(4)

Persistently engaging in sexual conduct with child under 16

s. 322(2)

Person in authority sexually penetrating child of or over 16

s. 322(3)

Person in authority procuring child of or over 16 to engage in sexual behaviour

s. 322(4)

Person in authority indecently dealing with child of or over 16

s. 322(5)

Person in authority procuring child of or over 16 to do indecent act

s. 322(6)

Person in authority indecently recording child of or over 16

s. 323

Indecent assault

s. 324

Aggravated indecent assault

s. 325

Sexual penetration without consent

s. 326

Aggravated sexual penetration without consent

s. 327(1)

Sexual coercion

s. 328(1)

Aggravated sexual coercion

s. 329(2)

Sexual penetration of child who is a relative

s. 329(3)

Procuring child who is a relative to engage in sexual behaviour

s. 329(4)

Indecently dealing with child who is a relative

s. 329(5)

Procuring child who is a relative to do indecent act

s. 329(6)

Indecently recording child who is a relative

s. 329(7)

Sexual penetration of person who is a relative

s. 329(8)

Consent to sexual penetration by person who is a relative

s. 330(2)

Sexual penetration of incapable person

s. 330(3)

Procuring incapable person to engage in sexual behaviour

s. 330(4)

Indecently dealing with incapable person

s. 330(5)

Procuring incapable person to do indecent act

s. 330(6)

Indecently recording incapable person

s. 331B

Sexual servitude

s. 331C

Conducting business involving sexual servitude

s. 331D

Deceptive recruiting for commercial sexual services

s. 332

Kidnapping

s. 333

Deprivation of liberty

s. 338E

Stalking

s. 378

Stealing a motor vehicle

s. 392

Robbery

s. 393

Assault with intent to rob

s. 401

Burglary

s. 444

Criminal damage, if the property is destroyed or damaged by fire

2.

Bush Fires Act 1954

s. 32

Wilfully lighting a fire or causing a fire to be lit under such circumstances as to be likely to injure or damage a person or property

2AAA.

Children and Community Services Act 2004

s. 101(1)

Failing to protect child from harm

s. 192(1)

Employing child to perform in indecent manner etc.

s. 192(2)

Parent permitting child to be employed to perform in indecent manner, etc.

2AA.

Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012

s. 99(1)

Association by controlled person with another controlled person

s. 99(3)

Association by controlled person with another controlled person on 3 or more occasions within 3 month period

s. 102

Offence for controlled person to get funds to, from or for declared criminal organisation

s. 103

Other contravention of interim control order or control order

s. 106

Recruiting members for declared criminal organisation

s. 107(2)

Permitting premises to be habitually used as place of resort by members of declared criminal organisation

s. 107(3)

Being knowingly concerned in the management of premises habitually used as place of resort by members of declared criminal organisation

2a.

Misuse of Drugs Act 1981

s. 6(1)

Offences concerned with prohibited drugs generally

s. 7(1)

Offences concerned with prohibited plants generally

s. 14(1)

Possessing a quantity of a category 1 item or a category 2 item in circumstances where the life, health or safety of a child under 16 years of age was endangered, or bodily harm (as defined in The Criminal Code section 1(1) and (4)) was caused to such a child, by the acts constituting the offence

s. 33(1)(a)

Attempting to commit an offence under section 6(1) or 7(1)

s. 33(2)(a)

Conspiracy to commit an offence under s. 6(1) or 7(1)

2AAB.

Prostitution Act 2000

s. 5(1)

Seeking person to act as prostitute in, or in view or within hearing of, public place, if person is a child

s. 6(1)

Seeking person to be prostitute’s client in, or in view or within hearing of, public place, if person is a child

s. 15

Acting as prostitute for child

s. 16(1)

Causing or permitting child to act as prostitute

s. 16(2)

Acting with intent to induce child to act as prostitute

s. 17(1)

Obtaining payment for prostitution by child

s. 18(1)

Agreement for prostitution by child

2b .

Restraining Orders Act 1997

s. 61(1)

Breach of a family violence restraining order

s. 61(1A)

Breach of a violence restraining order

s. 61(2a)

Breach of a police order

s. 86(2)

Breach of a Part VII order under the Justices Act 1902 ²—

(a) that under section 86 of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 is taken to be a misconduct restraining order under that Act; and

(b) that shows on the face of the order that the causing or threatening of personal injury by the accused was a ground for the making of the order.

3 .

Road Traffic Act 1974

s. 59

Dangerous driving causing death, injury, etc.

s. 59A

Dangerous driving causing bodily harm

3A.

Western Australian Marine Act 1982

s. 75B(1)

Navigation of vessel occasioning death while under influence of alcohol, a drug or alcohol and a drug

s. 75B(2)

Dangerous navigation of vessel occasioning death

s. 75BA(1)

Navigation of vessel occasioning grievous bodily harm while under influence of alcohol, a drug or alcohol and a drug

s. 75BA(2)

Dangerous navigation of vessel occasioning grievous bodily harm

s. 75BB(1)

Navigation of vessel occasioning bodily harm while under influence of alcohol, a drug or alcohol and a drug

s. 75BB(3)

Dangerous navigation of vessel occasioning bodily harm

4.

Commonwealth Criminal Code

s. 115.1(1)

Murder of Australian citizen or resident

s. 115.2(1)

Manslaughter of Australian citizen or resident

s. 115.3(1)

Intentionally causing serious harm to Australian citizen or resident

s. 115.4(1)

Recklessly causing serious harm to Australian citizen or resident

s. 132.2(1)

Robbery

s. 132.3(1)

Aggravated robbery

s. 132.4(1)

Burglary

s. 132.5(1)

Aggravated burglary

s. 270.3(1)

Intentional enslavement

s. 270.3(2)

Reckless enslavement

s. 270.5(1)

Causing person to enter into or remain in servitude

s. 270.5(2)

Conducting business that involves the servitude of another person

s. 270.6A(1)

Causing person to enter into or remain in forced labour

s. 270.6A(2)

Conducting business that involves the forced labour of another person

s. 270.7

Deceptive recruiting for labour or services

s. 270.7B(1)

Causing person to enter into a forced marriage as victim

s. 270.7B(2)

Being party to a forced marriage not as victim

s. 270.7C

Causing person to enter into debt bondage

s. 272.8(1)

Engaging in sexual intercourse with child under 16 outside Australia

s. 272.8(2)

Causing child under 16 to engage in sexual intercourse outside Australia

s. 272.9(1)

Engaging in sexual activity with child under 16 outside Australia

s. 272.9(2)

Causing child under 16 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia

s. 272.10(1)

Aggravated offence against section 272.8(1) or (2) or 272.9(1) or (2)

s. 272.11(1)

Persistent sexual abuse of child under 16 outside Australia

s. 272.12(1)

Engaging in sexual intercourse with person between 16 and 18 outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority

s. 272.12(2)

Causing person between 16 and 18 to engage in sexual intercourse outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority

s. 272.13(1)

Engaging in sexual activity with person between 16 and 18 outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority

s. 272.13(2)

Causing person between 16 and 18 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority

s. 272.14(1)

Procuring child under 16 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia

s. 272.15(1)

“Grooming” child under 16 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia

s. 272.15A(1)

“Grooming” person to make it easier to engage in sexual activity with child under 16 outside Australia

s. 272.18(1)

Benefiting from child sex offence outside Australia

s. 272.19(1)

Encouraging child sex offence outside Australia

s. 272.20(1)

Preparation or planning for offence against section 272.8, 272.9, 272.10, 272.11 or 272.18

s. 272.20(2)

Preparation or planning for offence against section 272.12 or 272.13

s. 273.6(1)

Possessing, controlling, producing, distributing or obtaining child abuse material outside Australia

s. 273.7(1)

Aggravated offence against section 273.6

s. 273A.1

Possession of child-like sex dolls, etc.

s. 302.2(1)

Trafficking commercial quantity of controlled drug

s. 302.3(1)

Trafficking marketable quantity of controlled drug

s. 302.4(1)

Trafficking controlled drug

s. 303.4(1)

Cultivating commercial quantity of controlled plant

s. 303.5(1)

Cultivating marketable quantity of controlled plant

s. 303.6(1)

Cultivating controlled plant for commercial purpose

s. 304.1(1)

Selling commercial quantity of controlled plant

s. 304.2(1)

Selling marketable quantity of controlled plant

s. 304.3(1)

Selling controlled plant

s. 305.3(1)

Manufacturing commercial quantity of controlled drug for commercial purpose

s. 305.4(1)

Manufacturing marketable quantity of controlled drug for commercial purpose

s. 305.5(1)

Manufacturing controlled drug for commercial purpose

s. 306.2(1)

Pre-trafficking commercial quantity of controlled precursor

s. 306.3(1)

Pre-trafficking marketable quantity of controlled precursor

s. 306.4(1)

Pre-trafficking controlled precursor

s. 471.19(1)

Causing child abuse material to be carried by a postal or similar service

s. 471.19(2)

Requesting another person to cause child abuse material to be carried by a postal or similar service

s. 471.20(1)

Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use in offence against section 471.19(1) or (2)

s. 471.22(1)

Aggravated offence against section 471.19(1) or (2) or 479.20(1)

s. 471.24(1)

Using a postal or similar service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender

s. 471.24(2)

Using a postal or similar service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult

s. 471.24(3)

Using a postal or similar service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18

s. 471.25(1)

Using a postal or similar service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with sender

s. 471.25(2)

Using a postal or similar service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult

s. 471.25(3)

Using a postal or similar service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18

s. 471.25A(1)

Using a postal or similar service to “groom” another person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender

s. 471.25A(2)

Using a postal or similar service to “groom” another person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult

s. 471.25A(3)

Using a postal or similar service to “groom” another person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18

s. 471.26(1)

Using a postal or similar service to send indecent material to child under 16

s. 474.22(1)

Using a carriage service for child abuse material

s. 474.22A(1)

Possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service

s. 474.23(1)

Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use through a carriage service

s. 474.23A(1)

Conduct for the purposes of electronic service used for child abuse material

s. 474.24A(1)

Aggravated offence against section 474.22(1), 474.22A(1) or 474.23(1)

s. 474.25A(1)

Engaging in sexual activity with child under 16 using a carriage service

s. 474.25A(2)

Causing child under 16 to engage in sexual activity with another person using a carriage service

s. 474.25B(1)

Aggravated offence against section 474.25A(1) or (2)

s. 474.25C

Using carriage service to prepare or plan to cause harm to, engage in sexual activity with, or procure for sexual activity, child under 16

s. 474.26(1)

Using carriage service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender

s. 474.26(2)

Using carriage service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult

s. 474.26(3)

Using carriage service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18

s. 474.27(1)

Using carriage service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with sender

s. 474.27(2)

Using carriage service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult

s. 474.27(3)

Using carriage service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18

s. 474.27AA(1)

Using carriage service to “groom” person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender

s. 474.27AA(2)

Using carriage service to “groom” person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult

s. 474.27AA(3)

Using carriage service to “groom” person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18

s. 474.27A(1)

Using carriage service to transmit indecent communication to child under 16

	*Enactment*	*Description of offence*
1.	*The Criminal Code*
	s. 186(1)	Occupier or owner allowing young person to be on premises for unlawful carnal knowledge
	s. 187(2)	Facilitating sexual offence against child outside WA
	s. 192(1)	Procuring person to have unlawful carnal knowledge by threat, fraud or administering drug
	s. 204A(2)	Showing offensive material to child under 16
	s. 204B(2)	Using electronic communication to procure, or expose to indecent matter, child under 16
	s. 204B(3)	Using electronic communication to procure, or expose to indecent matter, child under 13
	s. 217(2)	Involving child in child exploitation
	s. 218	Producing child exploitation material
	s. 219(2)	Distributing child exploitation material
	s. 219(3)	Possessing child exploitation material with the intention of distributing it
	s. 220	Possession of child exploitation material
	s. 221E(1)	Participating in activities of criminal organisation
	s. 221F(1)	Instructing commission of offence for benefit of criminal organisation
	s. 279	Murder
	s. 280	Manslaughter
	s. 281	Unlawful assault causing death
	s. 283	Attempt to murder
	s. 292	Disabling in order to commit indictable offence
	s. 294	Acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm or to resist or prevent arrest
	s. 297	Grievous bodily harm
	s. 298	Suffocation and strangulation
	s. 300	Persistent family violence
	s. 301	Wounding and similar acts
	s. 304(2)	Acts or omissions, with intent to harm, causing bodily harm or danger
	s. 317	Assault occasioning bodily harm
	s. 317A(a)	Assault with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
	s. 317A(b)	Assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm
	s. 318	Serious assaults
	s. 320(2)	Sexual penetration of child under 13
	s. 320(3)	Procuring child under 13 to engage in sexual behaviour
	s. 320(4)	Indecently dealing with child under 13
	s. 320(5)	Procuring child under 13 to do indecent act
	s. 320(6)	Indecently recording child under 13
	s. 321(2)	Sexual penetration of child of or over 13 and under 16
	s. 321(3)	Procuring child of or over 13 and under 16 to engage in sexual behaviour
	s. 321(4)	Indecently dealing with child of or over 13 and under 16
	s. 321(5)	Procuring child of or over 13 and under 16 to do indecent act
	s. 321(6)	Indecently recording child of or over 13 and under 16
	s. 321A(4)	Persistently engaging in sexual conduct with child under 16
	s. 322(2)	Person in authority sexually penetrating child of or over 16
	s. 322(3)	Person in authority procuring child of or over 16 to engage in sexual behaviour
	s. 322(4)	Person in authority indecently dealing with child of or over 16
	s. 322(5)	Person in authority procuring child of or over 16 to do indecent act
	s. 322(6)	Person in authority indecently recording child of or over 16
	s. 323	Indecent assault
	s. 324	Aggravated indecent assault
	s. 325	Sexual penetration without consent
	s. 326	Aggravated sexual penetration without consent
	s. 327(1)	Sexual coercion
	s. 328(1)	Aggravated sexual coercion
	s. 329(2)	Sexual penetration of child who is a relative
	s. 329(3)	Procuring child who is a relative to engage in sexual behaviour
	s. 329(4)	Indecently dealing with child who is a relative
	s. 329(5)	Procuring child who is a relative to do indecent act
	s. 329(6)	Indecently recording child who is a relative
	s. 329(7)	Sexual penetration of person who is a relative
	s. 329(8)	Consent to sexual penetration by person who is a relative
	s. 330(2)	Sexual penetration of incapable person
	s. 330(3)	Procuring incapable person to engage in sexual behaviour
	s. 330(4)	Indecently dealing with incapable person
	s. 330(5)	Procuring incapable person to do indecent act
	s. 330(6)	Indecently recording incapable person
	s. 331B	Sexual servitude
	s. 331C	Conducting business involving sexual servitude
	s. 331D	Deceptive recruiting for commercial sexual services
	s. 332	Kidnapping
	s. 333	Deprivation of liberty
	s. 338E	Stalking
	s. 378	Stealing a motor vehicle
	s. 392	Robbery
	s. 393	Assault with intent to rob
	s. 401	Burglary
	s. 444	Criminal damage, if the property is destroyed or damaged by fire
2.	*Bush Fires Act 1954*
	s. 32	Wilfully lighting a fire or causing a fire to be lit under such circumstances as to be likely to injure or damage a person or property
2AAA.	*Children and Community Services Act 2004*
	s. 101(1)	Failing to protect child from harm
	s. 192(1)	Employing child to perform in indecent manner etc.
	s. 192(2)	Parent permitting child to be employed to perform in indecent manner, etc.
2AA.	*Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012*
	s. 99(1)	Association by controlled person with another controlled person
	s. 99(3)	Association by controlled person with another controlled person on 3 or more occasions within 3 month period
	s. 102	Offence for controlled person to get funds to, from or for declared criminal organisation
	s. 103	Other contravention of interim control order or control order
	s. 106	Recruiting members for declared criminal organisation
	s. 107(2)	Permitting premises to be habitually used as place of resort by members of declared criminal organisation
	s. 107(3)	Being knowingly concerned in the management of premises habitually used as place of resort by members of declared criminal organisation
2a.	*Misuse of Drugs Act 1981*
	s. 6(1)	Offences concerned with prohibited drugs generally
	s. 7(1)	Offences concerned with prohibited plants generally
	s. 14(1)	Possessing a quantity of a category 1 item or a category 2 item in circumstances where the life, health or safety of a child under 16 years of age was endangered, or bodily harm (as defined in The Criminal Code section 1(1) and (4)) was caused to such a child, by the acts constituting the offence
	s. 33(1)(a)	Attempting to commit an offence under section 6(1) or 7(1)
	s. 33(2)(a)	Conspiracy to commit an offence under s. 6(1) or 7(1)
2AAB.	*Prostitution Act 2000*
	s. 5(1)	Seeking person to act as prostitute in, or in view or within hearing of, public place, if person is a child
	s. 6(1)	Seeking person to be prostitute’s client in, or in view or within hearing of, public place, if person is a child
	s. 15	Acting as prostitute for child
	s. 16(1)	Causing or permitting child to act as prostitute
	s. 16(2)	Acting with intent to induce child to act as prostitute
	s. 17(1)	Obtaining payment for prostitution by child
	s. 18(1)	Agreement for prostitution by child
2b .	*Restraining Orders Act 1997*
	s. 61(1)	Breach of a family violence restraining order
	s. 61(1A)	Breach of a violence restraining order
	s. 61(2a)	Breach of a police order
	s. 86(2)	Breach of a Part VII order under the Justices Act 1902 ²— (a) that under section 86 of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 is taken to be a misconduct restraining order under that Act; and (b) that shows on the face of the order that the causing or threatening of personal injury by the accused was a ground for the making of the order.
3 .	*Road Traffic Act 1974*
	s. 59	Dangerous driving causing death, injury, etc.
	s. 59A	Dangerous driving causing bodily harm
3A.	*Western Australian Marine Act 1982*
	s. 75B(1)	Navigation of vessel occasioning death while under influence of alcohol, a drug or alcohol and a drug
	s. 75B(2)	Dangerous navigation of vessel occasioning death
	s. 75BA(1)	Navigation of vessel occasioning grievous bodily harm while under influence of alcohol, a drug or alcohol and a drug
	s. 75BA(2)	Dangerous navigation of vessel occasioning grievous bodily harm
	s. 75BB(1)	Navigation of vessel occasioning bodily harm while under influence of alcohol, a drug or alcohol and a drug
	s. 75BB(3)	Dangerous navigation of vessel occasioning bodily harm
4.	*Commonwealth Criminal Code*
	s. 115.1(1)	Murder of Australian citizen or resident
	s. 115.2(1)	Manslaughter of Australian citizen or resident
	s. 115.3(1)	Intentionally causing serious harm to Australian citizen or resident
	s. 115.4(1)	Recklessly causing serious harm to Australian citizen or resident
	s. 132.2(1)	Robbery
	s. 132.3(1)	Aggravated robbery
	s. 132.4(1)	Burglary
	s. 132.5(1)	Aggravated burglary
	s. 270.3(1)	Intentional enslavement
	s. 270.3(2)	Reckless enslavement
	s. 270.5(1)	Causing person to enter into or remain in servitude
	s. 270.5(2)	Conducting business that involves the servitude of another person
	s. 270.6A(1)	Causing person to enter into or remain in forced labour
	s. 270.6A(2)	Conducting business that involves the forced labour of another person
	s. 270.7	Deceptive recruiting for labour or services
	s. 270.7B(1)	Causing person to enter into a forced marriage as victim
	s. 270.7B(2)	Being party to a forced marriage not as victim
	s. 270.7C	Causing person to enter into debt bondage
	s. 272.8(1)	Engaging in sexual intercourse with child under 16 outside Australia
	s. 272.8(2)	Causing child under 16 to engage in sexual intercourse outside Australia
	s. 272.9(1)	Engaging in sexual activity with child under 16 outside Australia
	s. 272.9(2)	Causing child under 16 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia
	s. 272.10(1)	Aggravated offence against section 272.8(1) or (2) or 272.9(1) or (2)
	s. 272.11(1)	Persistent sexual abuse of child under 16 outside Australia
	s. 272.12(1)	Engaging in sexual intercourse with person between 16 and 18 outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority
	s. 272.12(2)	Causing person between 16 and 18 to engage in sexual intercourse outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority
	s. 272.13(1)	Engaging in sexual activity with person between 16 and 18 outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority
	s. 272.13(2)	Causing person between 16 and 18 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia — defendant in position of trust or authority
	s. 272.14(1)	Procuring child under 16 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia
	s. 272.15(1)	“Grooming” child under 16 to engage in sexual activity outside Australia
	s. 272.15A(1)	“Grooming” person to make it easier to engage in sexual activity with child under 16 outside Australia
	s. 272.18(1)	Benefiting from child sex offence outside Australia
	s. 272.19(1)	Encouraging child sex offence outside Australia
	s. 272.20(1)	Preparation or planning for offence against section 272.8, 272.9, 272.10, 272.11 or 272.18
	s. 272.20(2)	Preparation or planning for offence against section 272.12 or 272.13
	s. 273.6(1)	Possessing, controlling, producing, distributing or obtaining child abuse material outside Australia
	s. 273.7(1)	Aggravated offence against section 273.6
	s. 273A.1	Possession of child-like sex dolls, etc.
	s. 302.2(1)	Trafficking commercial quantity of controlled drug
	s. 302.3(1)	Trafficking marketable quantity of controlled drug
	s. 302.4(1)	Trafficking controlled drug
	s. 303.4(1)	Cultivating commercial quantity of controlled plant
	s. 303.5(1)	Cultivating marketable quantity of controlled plant
	s. 303.6(1)	Cultivating controlled plant for commercial purpose
	s. 304.1(1)	Selling commercial quantity of controlled plant
	s. 304.2(1)	Selling marketable quantity of controlled plant
	s. 304.3(1)	Selling controlled plant
	s. 305.3(1)	Manufacturing commercial quantity of controlled drug for commercial purpose
	s. 305.4(1)	Manufacturing marketable quantity of controlled drug for commercial purpose
	s. 305.5(1)	Manufacturing controlled drug for commercial purpose
	s. 306.2(1)	Pre-trafficking commercial quantity of controlled precursor
	s. 306.3(1)	Pre-trafficking marketable quantity of controlled precursor
	s. 306.4(1)	Pre-trafficking controlled precursor
	s. 471.19(1)	Causing child abuse material to be carried by a postal or similar service
	s. 471.19(2)	Requesting another person to cause child abuse material to be carried by a postal or similar service
	s. 471.20(1)	Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use in offence against section 471.19(1) or (2)
	s. 471.22(1)	Aggravated offence against section 471.19(1) or (2) or 479.20(1)
	s. 471.24(1)	Using a postal or similar service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender
	s. 471.24(2)	Using a postal or similar service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult
	s. 471.24(3)	Using a postal or similar service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18
	s. 471.25(1)	Using a postal or similar service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with sender
	s. 471.25(2)	Using a postal or similar service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult
	s. 471.25(3)	Using a postal or similar service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18
	s. 471.25A(1)	Using a postal or similar service to “groom” another person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender
	s. 471.25A(2)	Using a postal or similar service to “groom” another person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult
	s. 471.25A(3)	Using a postal or similar service to “groom” another person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18
	s. 471.26(1)	Using a postal or similar service to send indecent material to child under 16
	s. 474.22(1)	Using a carriage service for child abuse material
	s. 474.22A(1)	Possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service
	s. 474.23(1)	Possessing, controlling, producing, supplying or obtaining child abuse material for use through a carriage service
	s. 474.23A(1)	Conduct for the purposes of electronic service used for child abuse material
	s. 474.24A(1)	Aggravated offence against section 474.22(1), 474.22A(1) or 474.23(1)
	s. 474.25A(1)	Engaging in sexual activity with child under 16 using a carriage service
	s. 474.25A(2)	Causing child under 16 to engage in sexual activity with another person using a carriage service
	s. 474.25B(1)	Aggravated offence against section 474.25A(1) or (2)
	s. 474.25C	Using carriage service to prepare or plan to cause harm to, engage in sexual activity with, or procure for sexual activity, child under 16
	s. 474.26(1)	Using carriage service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender
	s. 474.26(2)	Using carriage service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult
	s. 474.26(3)	Using carriage service to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18
	s. 474.27(1)	Using carriage service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with sender
	s. 474.27(2)	Using carriage service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult
	s. 474.27(3)	Using carriage service to “groom” child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18
	s. 474.27AA(1)	Using carriage service to “groom” person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with sender
	s. 474.27AA(2)	Using carriage service to “groom” person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is an adult
	s. 474.27AA(3)	Using carriage service to “groom” person to procure child under 16 for sexual activity with another person who is under 18
	s. 474.27A(1)	Using carriage service to transmit indecent communication to child under 16

[Schedule 2 inserted: No. 45 of 1993 s. 11; amended: No. 82 of 1994 s. 13; No. 38 of 1998 s. 4(2); No. 54 of 1998 s. 15; No. 23 of 2001 s. 10(1); No. 4 of 2004 s. 24 and 26; No. 38 of 2004 s. 61; No. 62 of 2004 s. 9(1); No. 84 of 2004 s. 82; No. 6 of 2008 s. 42(2); No. 29 of 2008 s. 24(8); No. 47 of 2011 s. 19; No. 56 of 2011 s. 11; No. 49 of 2012 s. 172; No. 30 of 2020 s. 50; No. 29 of 2022 s. 10; No. 31 of 2023 s. 28(2).]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Bail Act 1982 and includes amendments made by other written laws ^{3, 4}. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Bail Act 1982

86 of 1982

18 Nov 1982

6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)

Acts Amendment (Abolition of Capital Punishment) Act 1984 Pt. III

52 of 1984

5 Sep 1984

3 Oct 1984

Bail Amendment Act 1984 ⁵

74 of 1984 (as amended by 15 of 1988 s. 20)

29 Nov 1984

6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)

Bail Amendment Act 1988

15 of 1988

6 Sep 1988

6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)

Reprint of the Bail Act 1982 under the Reprints Act 1984 and the Bail Amendment Act 1988 s. 21 ⁶(includes amendments listed above)

Criminal Law Amendment Act 1988 Pt. 4

70 of 1988

15 Dec 1988

6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2(2)(b) and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)

Acts Amendment (Children’s Court) Act 1988 Pt. 13

49 of 1988

22 Dec 1988

1 Dec 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Nov 1989 p. 4327)

Justices Amendment Act 1989 s. 18

33 of 1989

22 Dec 1989

1 Jun 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 May 1991 p. 2455)

Community Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 1990 Pt. 2

61 of 1990

17 Dec 1990

3 Apr 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Mar 1991 p. 1209)

Child Welfare Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990 s. 15

83 of 1990

22 Dec 1990

1 Aug 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Aug 1991 p. 3983)

Children’s Court of Western Australia Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991 s. 21

15 of 1991

21 Jun 1991

9 Aug 1991 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 9 Aug 1991 p. 4101)

Reprint of the Bail Act 1982 as at 17 Oct 1991 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1992 Pt. 3

14 of 1992

17 Jun 1992

1 Aug 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jul 1992 p. 3671)

Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 3 ⁷

31 of 1993

15 Dec 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2)

Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 1993 Pt. 2 ⁸

45 of 1993

20 Dec 1993

Act other than s. 7-9 and 10(2)(b): 17 Jan 1994 (see s. 2(1));
s. 7- 9 and 10(2)(b): 4 Mar 1994 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 4 Mar 1994 p. 915)

Criminal Law Amendment Act 1994 s. 13(1) and (2)

82 of 1994

23 Dec 1994

20 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(2))

Acts Amendment (Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices) Act 1994 Pt. 3

92 of 1994

23 Dec 1994

1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p. 7211)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 5

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Coroners Act 1996 s. 61

2 of 1996

24 May 1996

7 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Mar 1997 p. 1529)

Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 Pt. 2

69 of 1996

13 Nov 1996

13 Nov 1997 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the Bail Act 1982 as at 13 Mar 1997 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Coroners Act 1996 and the Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 ) (corrections in Gazette 25 Jul 1997 p. 3909 and 14 Nov 1997 p. 6426)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 21

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Criminal Law Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 s. 4(2)

38 of 1998

25 Sep 1998

23 Oct 1998

Bail Amendment Act 1998 ⁹

54 of 1998

11 Jan 1999

s. 1 and 2: 11 Jan 1999;
Pt. 4 and 7: 15 May 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 11 May 1999 p. 1905);

Pt. 2, 3 and 5 (other than s. 12): 8 Mar 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 7 Mar 2000 p. 1039);
s. 12: 1 Sep 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Aug 2000 p. 4985);
Pt. 6: 4 Dec 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Dec 2000 p. 6799)

Reprint of the Bail Act 1982 as at 27 Aug 1999 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Bail Amendment Act 1998 Pt. 2, 3, 5 and 6)

Court Security and Custodial Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 Pt. 3

47 of 1999

8 Dec 1999

18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175-6)

Criminal Law Amendment Act 2001 s. 10(1)

23 of 2001

26 Nov 2001

24 Dec 2001

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 Sch. 2 cl. 1

6 of 2002

4 Jun 2002

20 Nov 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5505)

Criminal Law (Procedure) Amendment Act 2002 Pt. 4 Div. 1

27 of 2002

25 Sep 2002

27 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Sep 2002 p. 4875)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 29(3) and 37

50 of 2003

9 Jul 2003

s. 29(3): 31 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Aug 2003 p. 3833);
s. 37: 15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 88 and 121 ¹⁰

65 of 2003

4 Dec 2003

1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 29

74 of 2003

15 Dec 2003

15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)

Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 24, 26 and 58

4 of 2004

23 Apr 2004

21 May 2004 (see s. 2)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 s. 13

27 of 2004

14 Oct 2004

31 May 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 May 2006 p. 1965)

Children and Community Services Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 3

34 of 2004

20 Oct 2004

1 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 2006 p. 695)

Acts Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence) Act 2004 Pt. 3

38 of 2004

9 Nov 2004

1 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Nov 2004 p. 5309)

Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 28

45 of 2004

9 Nov 2004

s. 28(1), (2) and (4) (other than the amendment to s. 7A(1)): 1 Feb 2005 (see. s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163);
s. 28(3) and (4) (the amendment to s. 7A(1)): 2 May 2005 (see. s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 ¹¹

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2004 s. 9(1)

62 of 2004

24 Nov 2004

1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Dec 2004 p. 5965)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 Pt. 3 and s. 82 and 83

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Reprint 5: The Bail Act 1982 as at 1 Apr 2005 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 , the Children and Community Services Act 2004 , the Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 28(3) and (4) (the amendment to s. 7A(1)), the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 and the Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 )

Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15

38 of 2005

12 Dec 2005

9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)

Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 2

59 of 2006

16 Nov 2006

1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)

Prisons and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 5

65 of 2006

8 Dec 2006

4 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Apr 2007 p. 1491)

Reprint 6: The Bail Act 1982 as at 14 Sep 2007 (includes amendments listed above)

Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 56

2 of 2008

12 Mar 2008

27 Apr 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Apr 2008 p. 1559)

Bail Amendment Act 2008 Pt. 2 ¹²

6 of 2008

31 Mar 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)

Medical Practitioners Act 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 4

22 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Dec 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 2008 p. 4989)

Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 s. 24

29 of 2008

27 Jun 2008

1 Aug 2008 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 22 Jul 2008 p. 3353)

Reprint 7: The Bail Act 1982 as at 6 Mar 2009 (includes amendments listed above)

Police Amendment Act 2009 s. 12

42 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

13 Mar 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 941)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 4

35 of 2010

30 Aug 2010

18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)

Electronic Transactions Act 2011 s. 25

46 of 2011

25 Oct 2011

1 Aug 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 31 Jul 2012 p. 3683)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 19

47 of 2011

25 Oct 2011

26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b))

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2011 Pt. 3

56 of 2011

21 Nov 2011

24 Mar 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 23 Mar 2012 p. 1363)

Reprint 8: The Bail Act 1982 as at 6 Jul 2012 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Electronic Transactions Act 2011 )

Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 s. 172

49 of 2012

29 Nov 2012

2 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Nov 2013 p. 4891)

Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 3 Div. 1 (s. 21- 31)

20 of 2013

4 Nov 2013

Pt. 3 Div. 1 (other than s. 22, 23, 25 and 27- 30): 25 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 22 Nov 2013 p. 5391);
s. 22, 23, 25 and 27- 30: 13 Sep 2014 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Sep 2014 p. 3279)

Reprint 9: The Bail Act 1982 as at 1 May 2015 (includes amendments listed above)

Mental Health Legislation Amendment Act 2014 Pt. 4 Div. 4 Subdiv. 2

25 of 2014

3 Nov 2014

30 Nov 2015 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Nov 2014 p. 4632)

Restraining Orders and Related Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Act 2016 Pt. 3 Div. 1

49 of 2016

29 Nov 2016

1 Jul 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 7 Feb 2017 p. 1157)

Dangerous Sexual Offenders Legislation Amendment Act 2017 Pt. 2

21 of 2017

13 Dec 2017

29 Mar 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 16 Mar 2018 p. 916-17)

Bail Amendment (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2019

15 of 2019

5 Jul 2019

s. 1 and 2: 5 Jul 2019 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2020 (see 2(b) and Gazette 15 Nov 2019 p. 4029)

Family Violence Legislation Reform (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 Pt. 4

13 of 2020

6 Apr 2020

7 Apr 2020 (see s. 2(b))

High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 s. 117

29 of 2020

9 Jul 2020

26 Aug 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/131 cl. 2)

Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 Pt. 5

30 of 2020

9 Jul 2020

s. 38, 42, 44, 45 and 49: 6 Aug 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(a)(iii));
s. 50: 1 Oct 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(b)(i));
s. 39- 41, 43 and 46- 48: 1 Jan 2021 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(c)(iii))

COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery Omnibus Act 2020 Pt. 6 Div. 1

34 of 2020

11 Sep 2020

12 Sep 2020 (see s. 2(b))

Bail Amendment Act 2022

29 of 2022

3 Sep 2022

s. 1 and 2: 3 Sep 2022 (see s. 2(a));
s. 9 and 10: 4 Sep 2022 (see s. 2(b));
s. 3- 8: 1 Oct 2022 (see s. 2(c))

Criminal Appeals Amendment Act 2022 Pt. 3 Div. 1

18 of 2022

24 Jun 2022

1 Jan 2023 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2022/212 cl. 2)

Western Australian Marine Amendment Act 2023 s. 28

31 of 2023

11 Dec 2023

21 Dec 2023 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2023/202 cl. 2(a))

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Bail Act 1982	86 of 1982	18 Nov 1982	6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)
Acts Amendment (Abolition of Capital Punishment) Act 1984 Pt. III	52 of 1984	5 Sep 1984	3 Oct 1984
Bail Amendment Act 1984 ⁵	74 of 1984 (as amended by 15 of 1988 s. 20)	29 Nov 1984	6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)
Bail Amendment Act 1988	15 of 1988	6 Sep 1988	6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)
*Reprint of the Bail Act 1982* under the Reprints Act 1984 and the Bail Amendment Act 1988 s. 21** ⁶(includes amendments listed above)
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1988 Pt. 4	70 of 1988	15 Dec 1988	6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2(2)(b) and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)
Acts Amendment (Children’s Court) Act 1988 Pt. 13	49 of 1988	22 Dec 1988	1 Dec 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Nov 1989 p. 4327)
Justices Amendment Act 1989 s. 18	33 of 1989	22 Dec 1989	1 Jun 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 May 1991 p. 2455)
Community Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 1990 Pt. 2	61 of 1990	17 Dec 1990	3 Apr 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Mar 1991 p. 1209)
Child Welfare Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990 s. 15	83 of 1990	22 Dec 1990	1 Aug 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Aug 1991 p. 3983)
Children’s Court of Western Australia Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991 s. 21	15 of 1991	21 Jun 1991	9 Aug 1991 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 9 Aug 1991 p. 4101)
*Reprint of the Bail Act 1982* as at 17 Oct 1991** (includes amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1992 Pt. 3	14 of 1992	17 Jun 1992	1 Aug 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jul 1992 p. 3671)
Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 3 ⁷	31 of 1993	15 Dec 1993	1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2)
Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 1993 Pt. 2 ⁸	45 of 1993	20 Dec 1993	Act other than s. 7-9 and 10(2)(b): 17 Jan 1994 (see s. 2(1)); s. 7- 9 and 10(2)(b): 4 Mar 1994 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 4 Mar 1994 p. 915)
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1994 s. 13(1) and (2)	82 of 1994	23 Dec 1994	20 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(2))
Acts Amendment (Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices) Act 1994 Pt. 3	92 of 1994	23 Dec 1994	1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p. 7211)
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 5	78 of 1995	16 Jan 1996	4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)
Coroners Act 1996 s. 61	2 of 1996	24 May 1996	7 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Mar 1997 p. 1529)
Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 Pt. 2	69 of 1996	13 Nov 1996	13 Nov 1997 (see s. 2)
*Reprint of the Bail Act 1982* as at 13 Mar 1997** (includes amendments listed above except those in the Coroners Act 1996 and the Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 ) (corrections in Gazette 25 Jul 1997 p. 3909 and 14 Nov 1997 p. 6426)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 21	57 of 1997	15 Dec 1997	15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Criminal Law Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 s. 4(2)	38 of 1998	25 Sep 1998	23 Oct 1998
Bail Amendment Act 1998 ⁹	54 of 1998	11 Jan 1999	s. 1 and 2: 11 Jan 1999; Pt. 4 and 7: 15 May 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 11 May 1999 p. 1905);
			Pt. 2, 3 and 5 (other than s. 12): 8 Mar 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 7 Mar 2000 p. 1039); s. 12: 1 Sep 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Aug 2000 p. 4985); Pt. 6: 4 Dec 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Dec 2000 p. 6799)
*Reprint of the Bail Act 1982* as at 27 Aug 1999** (includes amendments listed above except those in the Bail Amendment Act 1998 Pt. 2, 3, 5 and 6)
Court Security and Custodial Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 Pt. 3	47 of 1999	8 Dec 1999	18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175-6)
Criminal Law Amendment Act 2001 s. 10(1)	23 of 2001	26 Nov 2001	24 Dec 2001
Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 Sch. 2 cl. 1	6 of 2002	4 Jun 2002	20 Nov 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5505)
Criminal Law (Procedure) Amendment Act 2002 Pt. 4 Div. 1	27 of 2002	25 Sep 2002	27 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Sep 2002 p. 4875)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 29(3) and 37	50 of 2003	9 Jul 2003	s. 29(3): 31 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Aug 2003 p. 3833); s. 37: 15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 88 and 121 ¹⁰	65 of 2003	4 Dec 2003	1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 29	74 of 2003	15 Dec 2003	15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)
Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 24, 26 and 58	4 of 2004	23 Apr 2004	21 May 2004 (see s. 2)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 s. 13	27 of 2004	14 Oct 2004	31 May 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 May 2006 p. 1965)
Children and Community Services Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 3	34 of 2004	20 Oct 2004	1 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 2006 p. 695)
Acts Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence) Act 2004 Pt. 3	38 of 2004	9 Nov 2004	1 Dec 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Nov 2004 p. 5309)
Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 28	45 of 2004	9 Nov 2004	s. 28(1), (2) and (4) (other than the amendment to s. 7A(1)): 1 Feb 2005 (see. s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163); s. 28(3) and (4) (the amendment to s. 7A(1)): 2 May 2005 (see. s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 ¹¹	59 of 2004	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2004 s. 9(1)	62 of 2004	24 Nov 2004	1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Dec 2004 p. 5965)
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 Pt. 3 and s. 82 and 83	84 of 2004	16 Dec 2004	2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))
*Reprint 5: The Bail Act 1982* as at 1 Apr 2005** (includes amendments listed above except those in the Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 , the Children and Community Services Act 2004 , the Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 28(3) and (4) (the amendment to s. 7A(1)), the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 and the Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 )
Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15	38 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)
Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 2	59 of 2006	16 Nov 2006	1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)
Prisons and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 5	65 of 2006	8 Dec 2006	4 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Apr 2007 p. 1491)
*Reprint 6: The Bail Act 1982* as at 14 Sep 2007** (includes amendments listed above)
Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 56	2 of 2008	12 Mar 2008	27 Apr 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Apr 2008 p. 1559)
Bail Amendment Act 2008 Pt. 2 ¹²	6 of 2008	31 Mar 2008	1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)
Medical Practitioners Act 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 4	22 of 2008	27 May 2008	1 Dec 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 2008 p. 4989)
Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 s. 24	29 of 2008	27 Jun 2008	1 Aug 2008 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 22 Jul 2008 p. 3353)
*Reprint 7: The Bail Act 1982* as at 6 Mar 2009** (includes amendments listed above)
Police Amendment Act 2009 s. 12	42 of 2009	3 Dec 2009	13 Mar 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 941)
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 4	35 of 2010	30 Aug 2010	18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)
Electronic Transactions Act 2011 s. 25	46 of 2011	25 Oct 2011	1 Aug 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 31 Jul 2012 p. 3683)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 19	47 of 2011	25 Oct 2011	26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b))
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2011 Pt. 3	56 of 2011	21 Nov 2011	24 Mar 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 23 Mar 2012 p. 1363)
*Reprint 8: The Bail Act 1982* as at 6 Jul 2012** (includes amendments listed above except those in the Electronic Transactions Act 2011 )
Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 s. 172	49 of 2012	29 Nov 2012	2 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Nov 2013 p. 4891)
Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 3 Div. 1 (s. 21- 31)	20 of 2013	4 Nov 2013	Pt. 3 Div. 1 (other than s. 22, 23, 25 and 27- 30): 25 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 22 Nov 2013 p. 5391); s. 22, 23, 25 and 27- 30: 13 Sep 2014 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Sep 2014 p. 3279)
*Reprint 9: The Bail Act 1982* as at 1 May 2015** (includes amendments listed above)
Mental Health Legislation Amendment Act 2014 Pt. 4 Div. 4 Subdiv. 2	25 of 2014	3 Nov 2014	30 Nov 2015 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Nov 2014 p. 4632)
Restraining Orders and Related Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Act 2016 Pt. 3 Div. 1	49 of 2016	29 Nov 2016	1 Jul 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 7 Feb 2017 p. 1157)
Dangerous Sexual Offenders Legislation Amendment Act 2017 Pt. 2	21 of 2017	13 Dec 2017	29 Mar 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 16 Mar 2018 p. 916-17)
Bail Amendment (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2019	15 of 2019	5 Jul 2019	s. 1 and 2: 5 Jul 2019 (see s. 2(a)); Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2020 (see 2(b) and Gazette 15 Nov 2019 p. 4029)
Family Violence Legislation Reform (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 Pt. 4	13 of 2020	6 Apr 2020	7 Apr 2020 (see s. 2(b))
High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 s. 117	29 of 2020	9 Jul 2020	26 Aug 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/131 cl. 2)
Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 Pt. 5	30 of 2020	9 Jul 2020	s. 38, 42, 44, 45 and 49: 6 Aug 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(a)(iii)); s. 50: 1 Oct 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(b)(i)); s. 39- 41, 43 and 46- 48: 1 Jan 2021 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(c)(iii))
COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery Omnibus Act 2020 Pt. 6 Div. 1	34 of 2020	11 Sep 2020	12 Sep 2020 (see s. 2(b))
Bail Amendment Act 2022	29 of 2022	3 Sep 2022	s. 1 and 2: 3 Sep 2022 (see s. 2(a)); s. 9 and 10: 4 Sep 2022 (see s. 2(b)); s. 3- 8: 1 Oct 2022 (see s. 2(c))
Criminal Appeals Amendment Act 2022 Pt. 3 Div. 1	18 of 2022	24 Jun 2022	1 Jan 2023 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2022/212 cl. 2)
Western Australian Marine Amendment Act 2023 s. 28	31 of 2023	11 Dec 2023	21 Dec 2023 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2023/202 cl. 2(a))

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 Pt. 15 Div. 1

10 of 2023

13 Apr 2023

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 Pt. 15 Div. 1	10 of 2023	13 Apr 2023	To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

Other notes

^1M Under the Cross-border Justice Act 2008 section 14, in order to give effect to that Act, this Act must be applied with the modifications prescribed by the
Cross-border Justice Regulations 2009 Part 3 Division 3 as if this Act had been altered in that way. If a modification is to replace or insert a numbered provision, the new provision is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the provision number. If a modification is to replace or insert a definition, the new definition is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the defined term.

^2MThe COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery Omnibus Act 2020 Part 4 Division 1 modifies section 43A of the Act. The modified section is identified by the superscript 2M appearing after the section number. The modification ceases on 31 December 2021 unless postponed under section 37(3) and 52 of that Act.

¹ Repealed by the Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 .

² The short title of the Justices Act 1902 was changed to the Criminal Procedure (Summary) Act 1902 by the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 23. The Act was then repealed by the Criminal Procedure and Appeal (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 4.

³ The amendment in the Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1999 s. 26 had not come into operation when it was repealed by the Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 31.

⁴ The Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 3 Div. 1 was repealed by the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 23(2) before it purported to come into operation.

⁵ The Bail Amendment Act 1984 s. 10 and 11 were repealed by the Bail Amendment Act 1988 s. 20.

⁶ The Bail Act 1982 was not in operation at the time when the reprint was compiled, but the reprinting was authorised by the Bail Amendment Act 1988 s. 21.

⁷ The Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 19 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

⁸ The Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 1993 s. 13 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

⁹ The Bail Amendment Act 1998 s. 6(2) is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

¹⁰ The Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 97 reads as follows:

97. References to Crown Solicitor

If in a written law or other document or instrument there is a reference to the Crown Solicitor that reference may, where the context so requires, be read as if it had been amended to be a reference to the State Solicitor.

¹¹ The amendment in the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 (amending Sch. 1 Pt. A cl. 4) is not included because the clause it sought to amend had been amended by the Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 28(4) before the amendment purported to come into operation.

¹²The Bail Amendment Act 2008 s. 6(2), 9(4)-(11), 10(2), 11(3), 15(5)-(8), 16(2), 18(4)-(5), 21(3), 22(2), 23(4), 24(6)-(7), 27(2)-(3), 28(6), 30(4)-(5), 31(2)-(3), 32(3)-(4), 33(6), 40(2), 41(5)-(9), 42(3) and 44 are transitional provisions.

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)
accountable authority 66D(1)
accused 3(1), 6(1), 6A(1)
adjournment 3
amendment 31A(1)
appeal 3(1)
appropriate judicial officer 3(1)
approved 3(1)
approved electronic monitoring device 3
arrester 6(1)
as soon as is practicable 3(1)
audio link 66B(1)
authorised community services officer 3(1)
authorised officer 3(1)
authorised police officer 3(1)
bail decision 15A(1)
bail proceedings 66B(1)
bail undertaking 3(1)
CEO (corrections) 3(1)
Chief Judge 3(1)
Chief Justice 3(1)
child 3(1)
child victim Sch. 1 cl. 1A
Commonwealth Criminal Code 3(1)
community corrections officer 3(1)
confirmed control order 3(1)
court 3(1)
court custody centre 3(1)
designated family relationship 3(1)
Director of Public Prosecutions 3(1)
early release order 3(1)
family member Sch. 1 cl. 1A
family relationship 3(1)
family violence offence 3(1)
home detention condition 3(1)
interim control order 3(1)
intimate personal relationship 3(1A)
judge 7B(1), Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
judge of appeal 3(1)
judicial officer 3(1)
lock-up 3(1)
medical practitioner Sch. 1 cl. 2(7)
offence 3(1)
pending offence Sch. 1 cl. 1A
person linked to terrorism 3(1)
proceedings for an offence Sch. 1 cl. 7
proposed surety 43A(1)
prosecutor 3(1)
protected information 66D(1)
protective condition or order Sch. 1 cl. 3B(6)
psychiatrist Sch. 1 cl. 2(7)
registrar 3(1)
released 6A(1)
relevant offence Sch. 1 cl. 1A
relevant officer 54(1a), 59A(1)
relevant official 43A(1)
relevant papers 27(2)
relevant person Sch. 1 cl. 3B(3)
reportable information 66D(2)
responsible person Sch. 1 cl. 2(1)
section 80 offence Sch. 1 cl. 3D(1)
sensitive information 66D(1)
serial family violence offender 3(1)
serious offence 3(1)
sexual offence 3(1)
statute 66(3)
summary court 6A(1)
surety 3(1)
surety approval officer 3(1)
surety undertaking 3(1)
terrorism offence 3(1)
terrorist act 3(1)
terrorist intelligence information 3(1)
trial 3(1), 7E(2), 31A(1), 44(2)
urban area 16A(4)
victim Sch. 1 cl. 3D(1)
video link 43A(1), 66B(1)

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