(1) The parties to proceedings on a case for bail are the prosecutor and the defendant and, subject to subsection (2), no other person shall be a party to, or be represented at, the proceedings.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) affects the right of ¾

(a) the Attorney General to apply for leave, or be an appellant, under Part VIII of the Justices Act 1902;

(b) the State Solicitor or the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) to receive notice and be heard under section 7A(2); or

(c) an officer referred to in section 33 of the Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 to be present at and participate in proceedings concerning a child under that section.

[Section 21 amended by No. 15 of 1988 s.9; No. 49 of 1988 s.84; No. 33 of 1989 s.18; No. 31 of 1993 s.7; No. 65 of 2003 s. 88(3).]