Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00864:section:68a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00864
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 68A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 88679–90093

that is conferred by a law applying under subsection 68(1) in relation to indictable offences against the laws of the Commonwealth; and
 (b) that enables the State or Territory committals court to grant bail to persons accused of such offences to appear before the superior State or Territory court if committed for trial, or for sentencing, before the superior State or Territory court;
applies as if the power included the power to grant bail to the first‑mentioned person to appear before the Federal Court of Australia.
Note: Appeals or reviews of the exercise of this power will be dealt with under the laws of the State or Territory applying under subsection 68(1). However, bail will be dealt with under Part VIB of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 once indictable primary proceedings (within the meaning of that Act) commence for the person.

If question about person's fitness to be tried
 (6) Subsection 20B(1) of the Crimes Act 1914 applies as if the reference in that subsection to the court to which the proceedings would have been referred had the person been committed for trial were a reference to a court to which the proceedings could have been referred had the person been committed for trial.
Note: This means the committal court may choose whether to refer a question of the person's fitness to be tried to either the Federal Court of Australia or the superior State or Territory court.