Fiji Magistrates Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia

• the accused person’s character;
• the accused person’s right to prepare his or her defence;
• the likelihood of the accused person re-offending while on bail;
• any likelihood of the accused person interfering with witnesses;
• the likelihood of further charges;
• the prosecution’s opposition to bail.
See Bail Act cases: Sanjana Devi v State Misc Action HAM 011 of 2003S; State v Albertino
Slainkar Cr Action HAM 014.03.
5 Granting Bail
5.1 General
Bail may be granted unconditionally or subject to written conditions: s22.
When granting bail, you must:
• set bail for a determinate period, ending no later than 60 days after the day on which bail
was granted, or on the date of hearing, whichever comes first: s15(2);
• state a time, date and place that the accused person must surrender to the custody of the
Court;
• advise the accused person, in a language that he or she understands, of his or her
obligation to surrender to the custody of the Court at the time, date and place designated:
s15(6);
• explain the procedures for complying with the obligation, that is, that he or she must
surrender to the bail officer.
If the hearing date has not been fixed within 60 days, the accused person must be brought before
the Court for a continuation of bail, or its reconsideration: s15(3).
What the accused person must do in all cases
The accused person must give a written undertaking, on Form 1B, to appear before the Court on
the day and place specified: ss21(1)(b), 21(2).
Fiji Magistrates Bench Book April 2004