Custody time limits are the period of time in which a person may be remanded in custody awaiting trial. If a person is kept in custody their trial must be held within the custody time limit period. If the trial cannot be held within that period then the Court must release the person on bail or in certain circumstances extend the custody time limit. The custody time limits are as follows-
The above is a gross simplification of a very complex area where lawyers must take a lot of factors into consideration before an accurate CTL calculation can be undertaken.