New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT 2013 - SECT 12

12 Duration of bail

(1) Bail ceases to have effect if--

(a) it is revoked, or

(b) substantive proceedings for the offence conclude and, at the conclusion of the proceedings, no further substantive proceedings for the offence are pending before a court.

(2) Bail is not revived if, after the conclusion of substantive proceedings for an offence, further substantive proceedings for the offence are commenced. However, a new bail decision for the offence can be made under this Act.

Note : Proceedings for an offence generally conclude if a person is convicted of and sentenced for the offence. If an appeal against the conviction or sentence is lodged after that conclusion, bail is not revived, but a new bail decision can be made.

(3) If bail is granted by a bail authority for a specified period, bail ceases to have effect at the end of that period, unless sooner revoked.

(4) An authorised justice or a court before which an accused person is required to appear under a bail acknowledgment may continue bail if--

(a) bail would otherwise cease to have effect, and

(b) substantive proceedings for the offence have not concluded.