WA Please help on an assignment question, Magistrate imposed bail conditions.

[adav6638]

Hi,
Can anyone help me (I don't mean to give me the answers but point in the right direction). This is a homework question relating to a group of friends commiting a crime together in Perth, getting arrested and having to appear in court the following morning, where the magistrate then granted conditional bail, with the main condition being that they cannot talk to each other at all until the next hearing.
In what circumstances can a magistrate prohibit codefendants from talking to each other or others in their group/gang/crew? What is the legal context and/ or purpose for this?
It must particularly or if not solely address the WA Bail Act 1982:

WALW - Bail Act 1982 - Home Page

www.legislation.wa.gov.au

My main ideas are to prevent them from changing their stories or destroying evidence and also the object of mitigating harm-risk to the victim/property. Any other ideas?

Thank you for any input.

 

[Tim W]

In what circumstances can a magistrate prohibit codefendants from talking to each other or others in their group/gang/crew?

In circumstances where it's a condition of their bail.
You're not asking the right question.

What is the legal context and/ or purpose for this?

An injunction against consorting is usually to made to support the standard bail conditions, to prevent collusion between co-accused, and to protect co-accused, some of whom may turn out to be witnesses against others of their co-accused.
In particular, to prevent one or more witnesses intimidating (an)other(s)
into going on to give in some way untrue evidence (either by expression or omission).

It must particularly or if not solely address the WA Bail Act 1982:

Big call, to use the word "must" when so obviously unfamiliar with the material.
---> You'll have a much more fun time if you actually read the act.

 

[adav6638]

Thank you for the helpful insights. I submitted my work before your reply and am disappointed I didn't include some of this information.