No. 27 Committal of Appellant on Surety's Information

What this form is for

• • Use when an appellant is to be committed on a surety for an appeal.
• • Do not use for ordinary bail applications – those use Form No. 28.
• • Use if the court has specifically ordered a surety before committal.
• • Applicable to criminal appeals where custody is pending.
• • Required when the surety is a private individual rather than a commercial bail bond company.

Use this form or another form?

Deadline or filing window

The form must be lodged before the appellant is physically taken into custody, usually within a few days of the court’s committal order.

Before you submit

• • Surety’s full name and address entered correctly
• • Surety’s occupation and employer listed
• • Exact surety amount written in figures and words
• • All required signatures (appellant, surety, solicitor) present
• • Date of signing included
• • Supporting financial documents attached if requested
• • Form is legible and free of stray marks
• • Correct court registry address used
• • Copy retained for personal records

How to file this form

1. 1Download or collect Form No. 27.
2. 2Complete the appellant and surety sections.
3. 3Obtain the surety’s signature and any required supporting documents.
4. 4Review the form against the submission checklist.
5. 5Submit to the appropriate court registry in person, by post, or via e‑Filing.
6. 6Obtain a receipt or acknowledgement from the court.
7. 7Keep a copy for your records.

Known limitations

• • Form is not valid for non‑appeal bail situations.
• • Electronic submission may not be available in all courts.
• • Only one surety can be recorded on the main form; additional sureties need a schedule.
• • The form does not capture corporate sureties without extra documentation.