NSW AG comments on the new Bail Act

24/06/2014

In response to criticism from some sections of the media, the New South Wales Government has established a bail monitoring group which includes representatives from NSW Police Force, the ODPP, Legal Aid and the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.

Attorney General Brad Hazzard said: "In the four weeks since the Act commenced no evidence exists to suggest that bail is being more frequently or more leniently granted than under the old Act", but at the same time the AG undertook to make changes to bail if the need arises.

View the attorney's media release here.