Queensland Consolidated Acts

BAIL ACT 1980 - SECT 29

29 Offence to breach conditions of bail

(1) A defendant must not break any condition of the undertaking on which the defendant was granted bail requiring the defendant’s appearance before a court.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) a condition that the defendant surrender into custody; or

Note—

For defendants who fail to surrender into custody, see section 33 .

(b) a condition of the defendant’s undertaking imposed under section 11 (9) or 11AB .

(3) For the purposes of the Human Rights Act 2019 , section 43 (1) , it is declared that this section has effect in relation to a defendant who is a child—

(a) despite being incompatible with human rights; and

(b) despite anything else in the Human Rights Act 2019 .

Note—

Under the Human Rights Act 2019 , section 45 (2) , this subsection expires 5 years after the commencement.