The new Evidence Act 2008 introduces new statutory tests for the admissibility of evidence in Victoria.Section 138 is similar — though not the same as — the test for unlawfully or improperly obtained evidence in Bunning v Cross (1987) 141 CLR 54. Like the High Court's decision in that case, the new provision requires the …
Day: June 28, 2009
Indictable offences in Victoria
The long-awaited 5th edition of Indictable Offences in Victoria is about to be published, authored once again by Ian Freckelton.Ian is, to put it mildly, prolific and prodigious with the amount of written work he produces, but the new edition of this book has been a bit longer than was originally anticipated. (It was originally …