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Application to vary strict bail conditions for alleged major drug trafficker dismissed due to inadequate proposed surety and risk of re-offending.
The accused, charged with major drug trafficking offences, applied to vary his strict bail conditions to change his residential surety and permit him to operate a liquidation business.
The court found that while there was a material change in circumstances regarding the current surety, the proposed replacement surety was not equipped to properly supervise the accused.
The court also found no material change of circumstances justifying the accused's return to work, noting that his proposed liquidation business posed an unacceptable risk of re-offending given his history of bail breaches and the nature of the charges.
The application to vary bail was dismissed.
