Consolidated practice directions

Bail application 
 
6.
Unless the Court allows otherwise, bail applications are to include: 
(a)
a completed Form 23 'Application in an Appeal' under the 
Criminal Procedure Rules 2005
(available from the Supreme 
Court of WA website - Forms and Fees - Criminal Forms); 

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6. General Division - Appeals to a Single Judge 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
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(b)
unless the Form 23 is being lodged electronically via the ECMS, 
a copy of the Form 23; 
(c)
if available, the relevant transcript of the hearing (conviction or 
sentencing) in the Magistrates Court which is the subject of the 
appeal;
(d)
certified copy of prosecution notice/s or evidence that a request 
has been made to the relevant court; 
(e)
supporting affidavit, including: 
(i) 
if the transcript from the Magistrates Court proceedings 
is not provided at the time of filing (see (c) above):
•
the time and date of the request for transcript, and 
any related correspondence; 
•
a brief account of the hearing, including: 
o
the date of the hearing in the Magistrates Court 
(conviction or sentencing) which is the subject 
of the appeal, details of the presiding judicial 
officer, counsel for the prosecution and the 
accused; 
o
submissions made by counsel for the 
prosecution and the accused; 
•
the decision of the presiding judicial officer 
(ii) 
if the certified prosecution notices are not provided at the 
time of filing, the relevant charge numbers (see (d) 
above); 
(iii) 
facts to be relied upon in submissions including facts 
relevant to the conviction in the Magistrates Court and 
the personal circumstances of the accused; 
(iv) 
facts relevant to any proposed conditions of bail, 
including the availability of a residence, a surety and the 
willingness of the accused to comply with reporting, a 
curfew, travel restrictions or home detention, and the 
time and place of the next court appearance (or date to 
which bail is to extend); 

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6. General Division - Appeals to a Single Judge 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
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(f)
an indication of the available dates and times for a 
self-represented applicant or legal representative (see par 4(b) 
above). Parties must make themselves available at a hearing 
time set by the Court. If required, urgent bail applications can 
be heard outside of the usual court hearing times. 
7. 
Unless the Court allows otherwise, the bail application must be served 
on the respondent as soon as practicable after it is filed and in any 
event at least two (2) clear working days before the hearing date for 
the application (
Criminal Procedure Rules, 
rr 9 and 23). 
8. 
Accused persons or, if represented, their legal representatives making 
a bail application are encouraged to directly contact the respondent to 
discuss their bail application once the papers have been served.