Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If:
(a) the Court makes a bail order; and
(b) the prosecutor requests the Court to stay the bail order pending appeal;
the bail order is stayed by force of this section for 48 hours.
(2) If a notice of appeal from the bail order is filed within that 48 hours, the stay of the bail order continues by force of this section until:
(a) the appeal is finally disposed of; or
(b) the prosecutor withdraws the appeal in accordance with the Rules of Court; or
(c) a Full Court orders, under this subsection, that the stay be set aside;
whichever happens first.
(3) If the prosecutor makes a request under paragraph (1)(b), the appeal from the making of the bail order must be dealt with as quickly as possible.
(4) If a bail order is stayed by force of this section, the Court must, by warrant of commitment, remand the accused in custody for the duration of the stay.
(5) A warrant of commitment under subsection (4) may be signed by any Judge, the Chief Executive Officer or any Registrar, District Registrar or Deputy District Registrar of the Court.