Bail applications

I was reading about the proposed changes to bail applications in Malta. Many of these opinions are very controversial!

But from my personal 'first-hand' experiences in the UK, if a defendant is refused bail and is remanded in custody (at the Magistrates' Court), he/she may then apply to a Judges' Court and if he/she is refused bail again, he may apply to the High Court Judge in Chambers as many times and as long as he/she has a change in circumstances, etc.

A defendant in custody may also apply from prison by simply filling in special forms (which are supplied by the prison authority) and is aided by the Legal Department and/or social worker in prison. The application for bail is processed and sent to The Judge in Chambers - Bail Application Department. This is done by Legal Aid Department personnel in prison and no costs are incurred. The prisoner is given a judge's reply within three to four days. Why is this procedure not taken up in Malta?