LAWS398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lexisnexis, Violent Disorder, Unit
14 Jul 2020
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Lecture outline: what is bail, origins of the current regime, current operation of bail act 2013 (nsw) Being held in custody pending trial can have serious consequences for an accused who may lose their job, business or family relations even though they are ultimately acquitted of all charges. ". Michael eburn, roderick howie and paul sattler, criminal law and procedure in new. South wales (lexisnexis butterworths, 4th ed, 2014) 606 7. Statute of westminster, the first (3 edw. 1, c 12, ad 1275) The law on bail has its roots in medieval england. As explained by gray j in r v collins (2002) 127 a crim r [2002] sasc 2, [10] [11]: The concept of bail evolved to give effect to the presumption of innocence and the right to liberty: The sheriff was the local representative of the crown, and in particular he was at the head of all the executive part of the administration of criminal justice.
