South Australia
Statutes Amendment (Recommendations of Independent Inquiry into Child Protection) Bill 2021
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Bail Act 1985 and the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Bail Act 1985
4	Amendment of section 10A—Presumption against bail in certain cases
Part 3—Amendment of Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
5	Amendment of section 86—Direction not to communicate with, harbour or conceal child or young person

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Statutes Amendment (Recommendations of Independent Inquiry into Child Protection) Act 2021.
2—Commencement
This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
3—Amendment provisions
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Bail Act 1985
4—Amendment of section 10A—Presumption against bail in certain cases
Section 10A(2)—after paragraph (g) insert:
		or
	(h)	an applicant taken into custody in relation to an offence against section 86(4) of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017.

Part 3—Amendment of Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
5—Amendment of section 86—Direction not to communicate with, harbour or conceal child or young person
Section 86(4), penalty provision—delete the penalty provision and substitute:
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	for a first offence—Imprisonment for 3 years; or
	(b)	for a second or subsequent offence—Imprisonment for 4 years.