Victorian Numbered Acts

BAIL AMENDMENT (STAGE ONE) ACT 2017 (NO. 26 OF 2017) - SECT 4

    (1)     In section 3 of the Bail Act 1977 insert the following definitions—

""bail decision maker" means any of the following empowered under this Act to grant bail—

        (a)     a court;

        (b)     a bail justice;

        (c)     a police officer;

        (d)     the sheriff or a person authorised under section 84(5) of the Infringements Act 2006 ;

"family violence" has the same meaning as in the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 ;

family violence intervention order has the same meaning as in the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 ;

"family violence offence" means—

        (a)     an offence against section 37(2), 37A(2), 123(2), 123A(2) or 125A(1) of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 ; or

        (b)     an offence where the conduct of the accused is family violence;

family violence safety notice has the same meaning as in the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 ;".

    (2)     In section 3 of the Bail Act 1977 —

        (a)     in the definition of "conduct condition", for " section 5(2A)" substitute "section 5AAA(4)";

        (b)     the definition of court is repealed ;

        (c)     insert the following definitions—

" Schedule 1 offence means an offence specified in Schedule 1 and, if circumstances are specified in Schedule 1 in relation to that offence, means an offence committed in those circumstances;

Schedule 2 offence means an offence specified in Schedule 2 and, if circumstances are specified in Schedule 2 in relation to that offence, means an offence committed in those circumstances;";

        (d)     for the definition of undertaking substitute —

""undertaking"—see section 5.".