Kent Hehr at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

We're amending clause 290 to replace a reference to a release order with “recognizance, with or without sureties”, in proposed section 706. It replaces the term “release order” with “recognizance, with or without sureties.” An order that is used to bind a witness to appear in court is not part of the bail regime and should continue to be referred to as “recognizance”.