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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]
Peace bonds, or "sureties for good behavior", appear to have been in common use in the early history of the United States. [8] Many states still retain statutes that provide for the issuance of peace bonds, but they are infrequently invoked. [9] The constitutionality of existing peace bond statutes is questionable. [citation needed]
Good behaviour bond [2] John Curtin: 1914 Labor: Failing to comply with a compulsory medical examination for conscription [c] Before office 3 days' jail [3] Donald Grant: 1916 Labor: Conspiracy to commit arson, perverting the course of justice, incitement to commit sedition Before office 15 years' jail [d] [4] Benjamin Benny: 1926 Nationalist
The phrase "peace, order and good government" appears in many 19th and 20th century British Acts of Parliament, such as the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865, the British Settlements Act 1887, [13] the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, the South Africa Act 1909, Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 ...
In 2009, Victim Assist Queensland was established to support victims of violent crime and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal was established bringing together 23 separate civil, human rights and administrative tribunals. In 2010, the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council was established.
A Florida man is accused of stabbing his estranged girlfriend up to 70 times during a fatal break-in - exactly one month after he was nabbed for assaulting the victim and ordered to stay away from ...
Victoria Hughes says she was fired from IHOP after feeding a man who was hungry. She has since been offered her job back.
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 ...