Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 58FA

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is the accused; and

  (b)   the person gives the Court a bail undertaking; and

  (c)   the person is released on bail under this Part; and

  (d)   the person fails to appear before the Court in accordance with the bail undertaking.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years.

Note:   The accused's bail will also be reconsidered under Division   3.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (2)--see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .