Obviously there will be administration of justice charges going forward, and the legislation, obviously, is not going to change that. What I'm suggesting is that when there is no harm caused by these offences, the proposed regime in the legislation should adequately take into consideration what is needed to determine whether or not that person should be released with the same conditions they were on, perhaps have further conditions added, or be ultimately detained.
Philosophically, it comes down to a question. If there is no harm being caused, why is it that someone should face criminal charges as a result? We need to remember that the people who are on these conditions, specifically bail, are presumed innocent. They're on a condition to have a curfew. Me, I'm not.
Say, ultimately, as in the case that I mentioned, that substantive charge is ultimately withdrawn. It really seems unfair that the person should be punished for a curfew they were on while still being presumed innocent.