Queensland Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT 1980 - SECT 11B

11B Release notice

(1) This section applies if a person is released under section 11A , whether for the first time or because of section 11A (4) .

(2) The police officer or court releasing the person must give the person a notice in the approved form stating—

(a) the person’s name and place of residence; and

(b) the charge on which or the offence in connection with which the person was in custody; and

(c) if the person is released into the care of another person, the other person’s name and place of residence; and

(d) the court into whose custody the person is required to surrender as a condition of release; and

(e) the time and place the person is required to surrender into the court’s custody.

(3) The notice must also include a warning that a warrant will be issued for the person’s arrest if the person fails to surrender into the court’s custody at the time and place stated.

(4) If the person is released into the care of another person, the police officer or court must also give the other person a copy of the notice.