▁days ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁Victoria ' s ▁b ail ▁laws ▁would ▁be ▁undert aken ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁would ▁introduce ▁a ▁Night ▁Court ▁to ▁hear ▁b ail ▁requests ▁over ▁week ends ▁and ▁after ▁hours . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁established ▁a ▁Night ▁Court ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁operating ▁between ▁the ▁hours ▁of ▁ 5 pm ▁to ▁ 9 pm ▁seven ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁hear ▁Melbourne ▁metropol itan ▁b ail ▁and ▁rem and ▁cases . ▁Following ▁a ▁review ▁by ▁Paul ▁C og hl an ▁Q C ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁B ail ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁was ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁harder ▁for ▁serious ▁and ▁violent ▁off enders ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁b ail , ▁to ▁provide ▁senior ▁police ▁officers ▁with ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁rem and ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁cust ody ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ▁and ▁to ▁rev ise ▁the ▁test ▁for ▁determ ining ▁whether ▁to ▁grant ▁b ail . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁trial ▁On ▁Monday ▁ 2 3 ▁January , ▁G arg as ou las ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁the ▁Hom ic ide ▁Squad ▁and ▁subsequently ▁charged ▁with ▁five ▁counts ▁of ▁murder ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court . ▁His ▁defence ▁lawyer ▁ad vised ▁the ▁court ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁un well ▁to ▁be ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁room ▁with