Bail Application Guide 2023

About Bail Application

Bail Application was a new initiative by the DLSS in 2022 and had great success in its first year. It is a criminal law based competition that involves your team acting for a client who is applying for bail. You aim is to convince the court that your client should receive bail. The main focus on the competition is compliance of formalities established in the Bail Act. Utilising facts of the case, you must persuade the court to grant bail to your client.

One of the highlights of this competition is that there is no Prosecution. Meaning that it is just you and the Judge with no added pressure of directly competing against another team!

Benefits of Competing

The Bail Application Competition applies material learnt in MLL218 Criminal Procedure, with the structure being similar to that of the oral submissions assignment. This competition can therefore assist in completing that unit or improve already obtained skills.

Improve your oral advocacy, legal research, written communication, and problem solving skills. These are all crucial skills required for not only law school, but your future as a lawyer.

Gain experience competing in a criminal law competition, particularly valuable for those wanting a career in criminal law. This will look great on the resume!

A lower workload then that of the mooting competitions, meaning you are able to balance the competition work with your regular uni and other commitments.

You have the opportunity to become an Annalise Keating in the courtroom!