The offence of breach of bail in New South Wales is taken very
seriously by police and the courts.
Bail is granted with the expectation that a defendant will
comply with a set of bail conditions. As such, any breach of these
conditions can result in serious penalties and even the revocation
of bail.
What is bail?
Bail is the authority to be at liberty for an offence according
to
section 7 of the Bail Act 2013 (NSW). It is simply the
conditional release of an accused person, upon an agreement to
appear at court and to comply with all bail conditions.
Since a core value in the criminal justice system is the
presumption of innocence until proven guilty, bail can be granted
to any person accused of an offence, as long as there is no
unacceptable risk of a bail concern. Bail can be granted by either
the police, a magistrate or a judge.
