Bail in Australia

Abstract

This study provides a comparison of selected topics in the bail laws of all Australian jurisdictions as of 1 December 1988. It focuses on pre-trial bail as it pertains to the lower courts.

This work was undertaken by Professor Frank Devine, PhD, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Southern Mississippi, while on a Fulbright Scholarship at the Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, during 1988.