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Poccum’s Law provides a best practice, evidence-based model for bail reform which would have prevented Veronica Nelson’s death in custody.
Australia needs to be very careful not to allow the bail system to become a political scapegoat at the hands of commentators exercising 20/20 hindsight.
Homeless children charged in NSW with a criminal offence who are unable to meet bail conditions are being kept in custody. It’s due, in part, to a well-meant but flawed section of the Bail Act.
The spotlight is on a 2013 decision to grant bail to Man Haron Monis, the man responsible for the Lindt Cafe siege a year later. It must be hoped risk-averse politicians can avoid knee-jerk responses.
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, Kath McFarlane Consulting & Adjunct Associate Professor, The Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, UNSW
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Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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ARC DECRA Associate Professor in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Law, Society and Criminology, UNSW