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Statutory Review
Section 32C obligates the Attorney-General to conduct a review of aspects of the Bail Act. This review must be commenced by March 2026 and completed within a six-month time frame. It must cover the amendments made in March 2024 and some of the amendments which will be introduced through the Youth Justice Act 2024 (Vic).
For more information about bail, see the website of the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria: www.mcv.vic.gov.au/criminal-matters/bail-and-custody.
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Chapter: 3.6: How bail works
Contributor: Carolyn Howe, Magistrate, Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, and Natalie Heynes, Magistrate, Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
Current as of: 2 December 2024
Law Handbook Page: 178
Next Section: 3.7: Which court for which crime?