Dawson to be released from NSW prison

Chris Dawson is expected to be released from a Sydney prison after his family came up with more than $1 million to post his bail.

Dawson, 70, was granted bail on Monday after family members, including his twin brother, offered their homes as surety to a value of $1.5 million.

The former rugby league player and teacher intends to plead not guilty to killing his wife Lynette Dawson, who was 33 when she disappeared from Sydney's northern beaches in 1982.

Her body has never been found but the prosecution alleges her death on the night of January 8 is an "irresistible conclusion".

Dawson was not released from custody on Monday as Corrective Services NSW worked into the evening to process his release.

He is expected to be released on Tuesday morning but must live with his wife on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, report daily to a local police station and surrender his passport.

The Lynette Dawson case has become known around the world after being featured on The Australian newspaper's investigative podcast The Teacher's Pet.