A complete overhaul of the bail system? : the incoming New South Wales Bail Act 2013 and Aboriginal juvenile offenders

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A complete overhaul of the bail system? : the incoming New South Wales Bail Act 2013 and Aboriginal juvenile offenders
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the incoming New South Wales Bail Act 2013 and Aboriginal juvenile offenders
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by Caitlin Weatherby-Fell
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Discusses the review and reform of the Bail Act 1978 (NSW) referred to New South Wales Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC) in June 2011 and NSWLRC Report 133 (2012) on Bail; historical development of NSW bail laws giving context to Report 133 and subsequent reforms to NSW Bail system; brief overview of amendments made to 1978 Act including 2007 amendment of section 22A in context of Aboriginal juvenile offenders and power to refuse bail application; detailed overview of the NSWLRC Report 133 including rates of un-sentenced detention for young people and Indigenous people; NSW Government response to the NSWLRC?s review and response to offence-base presumption; protection of community and safeguarding rights of accused; Section 17 primary difference between 1978 Act and 2013 Act ? movement from offence based presumptions to an unacceptable risk model; include flow chart of Bail Act (2013) decision; discusses relationship with other Acts and international juvenile justice principles; author argues inadequacies in reformed Bail Act in addressing Aboriginal Juvenile offenders; Phil Naden, CEO of Aboriginal Legal Services (NSW/ACT) call for adoption of national justice targets as part of the Commonwealth Government's 'Closing the Gap' strategy in order to bring national attention to issue of Aboriginal juvenile offenders
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