Who is an ‘acceptable person’?

An ‘acceptable person’ is someone who has known the defendant for some time (usually at least several months) and who has no criminal convictions, outstanding criminal charges or bankruptcy proceedings against him/her. That person is required to complete an acceptable person information form to be eligible as a ‘bail guarantor’.

Being a Bail Guarantor

So a condition of your friend’s or family member’s bail is that an ‘acceptable person’ (see definition below) must deposit something of value (called a ‘security’) eg a certain amount of money (eg $5000) or some item (eg title deed to a house) to the Court, or that such a person is liable to forfeit something of value if the defendant breaches bail. This section outlines the responsibilities of, and possible consequences for, a person who agrees to deposit or forfeit something of value (called the ‘bail guarantor’).

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