BAIL – NEW SOUTH WALES

State’s new bail laws leave shooting accused in custody

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Original article by Paul Bibby
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 8 : 29-Jan-15

New bail laws came into effect on 28 January 2015 in New South Wales. One of the first defendants to be covered is a man who is already serving a prison term for making a death threat, but has become eligible for parole. He now faces charges stemming from a separate incident, of shooting with intent to murder, assaulting with intent to rob, and damaging property. The accused has sought conditional release, but this has been denied by District Court judge Gordon Lerve. The latter noted however that he would not have granted bail under the old laws either

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Bail decision probably same in WA: lawyers

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Original article by Amanda Banks, Tim Clarke
The West Australian – Page: 5 : 18-Dec-14

The New South Wales criminal justice system is under scrutiny after revelations that Muslim extremist Man Haron Monis had been released on bail despite being charged with being an accessory to murder. He was subsequently given bail after being charged with sex offences. Anthony Eyers, the president of the Criminal Lawyers Association of Western Australia, concedes that the Sydney siege gunman could have been granted bail on similar charges in the state

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Labor accused of hypocrisy over changes to bail laws

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Original article by Michaela Whitbourn
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 6 : 17-Sep-14

Proposed changes to New South Wales bail laws have provoked criticism of the Opposition. Shadow Attorney-General Paul Lynch raised concerns about the amendments in Parliament. However, the Opposition did not oppose the legislation in the lower house and is expected to also support it in the upper house

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One-punch accused is denied bail again

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Original article by Paul Bibby
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 4 : 16-Sep-14

The New South Wales Supreme Court denied bail for a second time to a man charged under new "one-punch" laws. The man is charged with assault occasioning death, following the death of a man on 7 May 2014. New laws, introduced in January, impose a minimum jail term of eight years for the offence. On 15 September, the court found that the proposed home detention would not stop the man from absconding

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