bail

As previously stated in our submission to the Bail Review and commentary in respect of the Bail Amendment (Stage One) Bill 2017, Liberty Victoria is opposed to the State Government’s proposal to reverse the presumption of bail in a wide number of offences.

As made clear in our submission to the Bail Review, Liberty Victoria is opposed to the State Government’s proposal to reverse the presumption of bail in a wide number of offences in the Bail Amendment (Stage One) Bill 2017 (‘the Bill’).

Liberty Victoria's submission to the Bail Review focuses on five topics related to the Bail Act 1977 (Vic):

1. Who should make bail decisions?; 
2. The construction of section 4 of the Bail Act; 
3. The need for improved information-sharing;
4. The need for bail support programs; and 
5. The impact on indigenous accused persons.