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Review of the Bail Act
The Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) undertook a review of the Bail Act 1977 from 2005 to 2007. On 10 October 2007 the Attorney-General, the Hon Rob Hulls MP tabled the VLRC’s final report, Review of the Bail Act.
The report contains 157 recommendations for procedural, administrative and legislative changes to ensure the bail system functions simply, clearly and fairly.
In the Attorney-General’s Justice Statement, the government committed to amending the Bail Act to make it easier to understand, having regard to the VLRC recommendations.
The VLRC recommendations are being considered in two stages. The discussion paper (which can be accessed below) outlines reforms the Department of Justice puts forward for discussion and possible implementation in stage one of the review.
The department invites submissions on the discussion paper.
Submissions by email are preferred. Please send to: criminal.law@justice.vic.gov.au.
Alternatively, submissions may be mailed to:
Criminal Law Policy
Department of Justice
24/121 Exhibition Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Please note that where confidentiality has not been requested, submissions will be treated as public documents.
The closing date for submissions is 27 November 2009.
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| Author: | Department of Justice |
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| Place of Publication: | Victoria |
| Publisher: | Department of Justice |
| Date of Publication: | 2009 |
| Number of Pages: | 50 pages |
| Copyright: | State of Victoria, 2009. |