New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT 2013 - SECT 56

56 Discretion to defer decision if accused person is intoxicated

(1) A court or authorised justice may defer making a bail decision if an accused person is an intoxicated person.

(2) For that purpose, the court or authorised justice may--

(a) adjourn the hearing of the matter, but not for more than 24 hours, and

(b) issue a warrant remanding the accused person to a correctional centre or other place of security until the further hearing of the matter.