| Inquiry status: Ongoing | Date started: 13 May 2026 | Submissions close: 12 June 2026 (Closed) | Reporting date: 26 August 2026 |
Submissions to this inquiry are now closed.
The closing date for submissions was 5pm on 12 June 2026.
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Terms of reference
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| TOR - Inquiry into the Bail Amendment Bill 2026 |  PDF (133.3 KB) |
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| Submission 018 - Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association NSW-ACT | PDF (2.0 MB) |
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| Submission 017 - Australian Federal Police Association | PDF (7.5 MB) |
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| Submission 016 - Justice Reform Initiative | PDF (823.0 KB) |
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| Submission 015 - ACT Government | PDF (503.2 KB) |
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| Submission 014 - Change the Record and ANTAR | PDF (806.7 KB) |
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| Submission 013 - ACT National Preventive Mechanism | PDF (12.4 MB) |
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| Submission 012 - Domestic Violence Crisis Service | PDF (417.0 KB) |
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| Submission 011 - Aboriginal Legal Service | PDF (517.5 KB) |
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| Submission 010 - Our Booris, Our Way | PDF (424.0 KB) |
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| Submission 009 - ANU Law Reform Social Justice Research Hub | PDF (390.7 KB) |
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| Submission 008 - Victims of Crime Commissioner | PDF (429.3 KB) |
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| Submission 007 - ANTAR ACT | PDF (442.3 KB) |
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| Submission 006 - ACT Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner | PDF (751.8 KB) |
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| Submission 005 - Canberra Rape Crisis Centre | PDF (418.1 KB) |
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| Submission 004 - ACT Policing | PDF (579.4 KB) |
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| Submission 003 - ADACAS | PDF (464.3 KB) |
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| Submission 002 - Legal Aid ACT | PDF (11.2 MB) |
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| Submission 001 - Australian Multicultural Action Network | PDF (824.6 KB) |
Public hearings
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
View current public hearings schedule
Transcript
Click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Bail Amendment Bill inquiry - 25 June 2026 - v1.0 | PDF (281.3 KB) |
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| QTON 05 Answer - MPES - Bail compensation over last 5 years - BARRY | PDF (199.9 KB) |
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| QTON 04 Answer - MPES - Data on Remand - BARRY | PDF (1.3 MB) |
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| QTON 03 Answer - MPES - Data on bail re-offending - BARRY | PDF (2.4 MB) |
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| QTON 02 Answer - VOCC - Collection of bail data in other jurisdictions - WERNER-GIBBINGS | PDF (260.6 KB) |
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| QTON 01 Answer - JRI - Pre-custody time limits proposal - VASSAROTTI | PDF (488.7 KB) |
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| Media Release - New inquiry into Bail Amendment Bill 2026 - 15 May 2026 | PDF (214.4 KB) |
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