New Trigger Date for Bail Notices for Accused Persons in Custody
Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill (No 2) 2025
1st House
2nd House
Law
Introduced by: Michael Daley (ALP), Daniel Mookhey (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The trigger date for bail notices changes to the day bail is granted; it no longer depends on when the person is received into custody.
The law expands DMT authority to explicitly include cultivating substances; it already covered producing them.
The definition of misbehaviour changes for children in detention centres.
The complaints process for children in detention centres now explicitly states who can make a complaint.
The Council for children and young people must have at least 12 part-time members; it no longer requires exactly 12.
The law removes the ability to determine specific conditions for certain penalties under the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act.
Topics
bail and custody children's rights drug cultivation juvenile justice medicines and poisons vital records youth detention