Day: September 30, 2009

Legislation Watch: Change to Road Safety Act

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According to the Law Institute's website, section 10 of the Road Legislation Amendment Act 2009 came into effect today.This section amends section 51 of the Road Safety Act 1986. The Explantory Memorandum explains the provision,amends section 51(1) and (1B) of the Road Safety Act 1986 to decrease the current blood and breath alcohol concentration threshold …

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Dale on bail

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Further Edit: In DPP (Cth) v Barbaro & A-G (Vic)(2009) 20 VR 717 the Court observed that there will be circumstances where the actual or antipated delay of a trial is of such magnitude that risks which would, in other circumstances, be regarded as unacceptable may properly be viewed as acceptable.Pasquale Barbaro applied for bail …

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