Section 6ZAB of the Bail Act 1976 defines an electronic monitoring requirement as a requirement imposed for the purpose of securing the electronic monitoring of a person’s compliance with any other requirement imposed on him as a condition of bail.
	Under section 3AB of the Bail Act 1976, there are currently two conditions that must be met before an electronic monitoring requirement will be available for an adult defendant:
the first condition is that the court is satisfied that without the electronic monitoring requirements the person would not be granted bail; and
the second condition is that the court is satisfied that the necessary provision for dealing with the person concerned can be made under arrangements for the electronic monitoring of persons released on bail that are currently available in each local justice area which is a relevant area.
	This Act amends the first condition that must be met for defendants where there is a real prospect that they will receive a suspended sentence, but there is no real prospect that they will receive an immediate custodial sentence.
Legal background Part 3: Bail Conditions for imposing electronic monitoring requirements