New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT 1978 - SECT 22A

22A Power to refuse to hear bail application

(1) A court is to refuse to entertain an application for bail by a person accused of an offence if an application by the person in relation to that bail has already been made and dealt with by the court, unless there are grounds for a further application for bail.

(1A) For the purposes of this section, the grounds for a further application for bail are:

(a) the person was not legally represented when the previous application was dealt with and the person now has legal representation, or

(b) information relevant to the grant of bail is to be presented in the application that was not presented to the court in the previous application, or

(c) circumstances relevant to the grant of bail have changed since the previous application was made.

(2) A court may refuse to entertain an application in relation to bail if it is satisfied that the application is frivolous or vexatious.

(3) The Supreme Court may refuse to entertain an application in relation to bail if the bail application comprises a bail condition review that could be dealt with under section 48A by a magistrate or authorised justice or the District Court.

(4) Except as provided by subsection (3), this section does not affect the power of a court to review a decision in relation to bail under Division 2 of Part 6 or the right of a person to request such a review.

(5) If a court has previously dealt with an application for bail for a person accused of an offence, a lawyer may refuse to make a further application to the court on behalf of that person if there are no grounds for a further application for bail.

(6) In this section, a reference to a court does not include a reference to an authorised justice exercising the functions of a court.