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In Queensland, the relevant act for good behaviour bonds is the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld). [6] Section 19(1)(b) states that "The court may make an order that the offender be released...on the conditions that the offender must be of good behaviour and appear for conviction and sentence if called on at any time during such period". [7]
6 months, suspended on 12 month good behaviour bond Seat in Legislative Assembly was declared vacant [24] Theodore Trautwein: 1940 Independent: False representation to avoid bankruptcy Imprisoned for 12 months Seat in Legislative Council declared vacant by the Court of Disputed Returns. Subsequently imprisoned for contempt of court. [24]
Peace bonds are similar to a civil court restraining order, and are also based on the lesser burden of proof of civil law. [citation needed] A peace bond can be issued by a criminal court judge or a Justice of the Peace. [2] A peace bond is usually issued when the Crown Prosecutor is convinced that a strong case does not exist against the accused.
The origins of the binding-over power are rooted in (1) the takings of sureties of the peace, which "emerged from the peace-keeping arrangements of Anglo-Saxon law, extended by the use of the royal prerogative and royal writs" and (2) the separate device of sureties of good behaviour, which originated as a type of conditional pardon given by ...
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In January 2012, Foster took out a restraining order against a Gold Coast sports betting scheme proprietor, Philip Cropper, under the Peace and Good Behaviour Act. [78] His solicitor asked the magistrate to regard a summons as having been served after having difficulties serving it, but the magistrate urged that further attempts should be made ...
Hannah Kobayashi, from Hawaii, has been missing since she landed in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 8. A Hawaii woman who has been missing since she failed to board a connecting flight in Los Angeles ...
At the time of lifting the suppression order to reveal Gobbo's identity, the High Court found that [Gobbo] covertly informing on [her] clients was a "fundamental and appalling breach" of the barrister's obligations. [29] In handing down their decision on appeal from the Supreme Court of Victoria, Appeals Court, the judges commented: [30]