In that case bail had been granted by a Justice of the Peace, and again by a judge. Police had not opposed the bail application. Judge Walker learned that because bail had been unopposed, the court was not made aware of the alleged facts, the defendant’s history or the victim’s circumstances. He also learned that registrars in many courts were routinely granting bail applications when they were unopposed. The judge developed a minimum list of information that should be made available to a judge when bail was considered on family violence charges. This would be included in what is known as a family violence bail report (FVBR).