"Our criminal justice system takes as its starting point the fundamental proposition that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty and, generally speaking, should not be deprived of his or her liberty unless and until found guilty by a judge or a jury. This common law presumption of innocence is a fundamental plank in our system of justice and is referred to in the Preamble to the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) together with the need to ensure the safety of victims of crime, individuals and the community, and the need to ensure the integrity of the justice system.  Bail is not the occasion on which the guilt or innocence of an accused person is decided." - Statement on Bail, 27 May 2025