New Zealand Legislation: Acts

16 Bail allowable for drug dealing offence only by order of Judge

• (1) A defendant who is charged with or convicted of a drug dealing offence may be granted bail,—

  • (a) in any case, by order of a High Court Judge; or

  • (b) if the defendant does not have any previous conviction for a drug dealing offence, by order of a District Court Judge.

  (2) A defendant who is charged with or convicted of a drug dealing offence may be granted bail only under subsection (1).

  Compare: 1978 No 65 s 30