From today, Judicial Registrars may adjourn charges to allow an accused to participate in a diversion program under s 128A of the Magistrates' Court Act.The Magistrates' Court (Judicial Registrars) Amendment Rules 2009 amend the Magistates' Court (Judicial Registrars) Rules 2005 to extend the powers of Judicial Registrars.As an aside, did you know each Court regularly …
Day: April 19, 2009
Mistake of fact, or mistake of law?
An accused who, at the time of the alleged offence possessed an honest and reasonable positive belief in a state of facts which, if true, would have rendered their acts innocent, is entitled to an acquittal: Proudman v Dayman (1941) 67 CLR 536.After the majority decision in CTM v The Queen [2008] HCA 25, it …
Guest bloggers
If you read bylines closely, you might have seen the article on tracker dogs was by a different author: I invited Dr Manhattan to be a guest blogger.I have no delusions of grandeur about holding a monopoly on ideas or material worth sharing. If you would like to contribute or share something on the blog, …