Applications for bail in all courts are governed by the Bail Act 1985 (SA). The Bail Act applies in relation to both South Australian and Commonwealth offences.

A bail agreement is an undertaking to the Crown to attend all court proceedings (except when excused from attendance by the court) and to comply with all conditions [Bail Act 1985 (SA) s 6].

The bail agreement and any related guarantees end when the matter for which bail was granted has finalised [s 20] or if the court revokes it as a consequence of breaching a term or condition of the bail agreement [ss 6(4), 6(5) and 18(4)].

See also the Law Handbook information on Bail.