Adam Anthony Bayley applies for bail in Rockhampton Magistrates Court

A Central Queensland man who was on bail and went through three tracking devices, allegedly damaging two of the chargers for the devices, has made another bid for freedom. Here’s how it went.

A Central Queensland man who was on bail and went through three tracking devices, allegedly damaging two of the chargers for the devices, claims the devices weren’t charging correctly.

Adam Anthony Bayley, 30, applied for bail in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on July 18.

Mr Bayley was charged with two counts of wilful damage and one count of breach of bail condition.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Sarah Rowe opposed bail being granted to Mr Bayley.

Adam Anthony Bayley, 30, appeared in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on July 18, 2022.

Senior Constable Rowe said Mr Bayley had gone through three tracking devices.

The court heard Mr Bayley had allegedly damaged the charger, not the tracking device.

Defence lawyer Ashley Reynolds said her client was on bail and had been living in Yeppoon with his brother and reporting to Rockhampton Police Station twice a week.

Ms Reynolds said her client had also been given a tracker in relation to that bail, which he had some difficulty with.

“He was first given it in March and this is the third device he has had,” she said.

“There was an issue with the first device so it was replaced by police and the second one he had some problems with the charger and it wasn’t charging correctly.

“He had attempted to fix that charging device as he thought that was the issue and he had placed duct tape around it in an attempt for it to continue to work.

“It was determined it was not the charger that was the issue, it was in fact the monitor.

“On July 11 he was given a new monitor and charger, however, he had similar issues.

“He had accidentally broken the wire.

“He had spoken to an officer who advised him to bring it in to be fixed as soon as possible, however, he couldn’t get in from Yeppoon as he doesn’t have his licence and he didn’t attend in time.

“Police then brought him to the watch-house and looked at the device. They no longer work.”

In relation to the breach of bail condition charge, Ms Reynolds said her client had allegedly not allowed his tracking device to charge for two hours every day.

She said her client had been complying with his bail conditions and would be pleading guilty to the three charges.

She said his other court matters he was on bail for, which included a choking charge, had to go up to the district court.

“If his bail was to be revoked he will be serving a lengthy period of time in custody,” she said.

Senior Constable Rowe argued that even if the tracking devices weren’t working properly, Mr Bayley “still wasn’t complying with attempting to charge them”.

“Further, he has damaged both of the cables,” she said.

“This is of great concern because the reason he was given this monitoring device is to protect the (alleged) victim and maintain his whereabouts.

“If it is not charged and complied with then there is no point having it.”

Magistrate Jason Schubert refused to grant Mr Bayley bail.

He was remanded in custody with his matter adjourned to August 22.

Originally published as Adam Anthony Bayley applies for bail in Rockhampton Magistrates Court