Australia, July 24 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 24:
1. This application is made in circumstances where the applicant has been bail refused since she was arrested in February 2025 and charged with murder in the second degree, an offence which attracts the maximum penalty of life imprisonment. She is next due before the Local Court at Newcastle on 9 July 2025.
2. There is no issue that in the circumstances the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) imposes an obligation on the applicant to show cause why her detention is not justified: s 16A. That cause has been shown is in issue. If cause is shown the bail concerns which the applicant poses and whether she poses unacceptable risks, must also be ...