Are you being served?

A charge is the foundation for a summary court's jurisdiction to try an accused person.The charge must be brought to the accused's notice, by either serving a summons or executing a warrant (or a notice to appear).Usually, a summons must be served personally as required, though it may be posted in some cases.But a person …

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Not driving; steering

Here in Victoria, the leading case defining the meaning of drive is Tink v Francis [1983] 2 VR 17. That case was decided by the Court of Appeal, and actually considered three separate appeals. The three appeal justices, Young CJ, McInerney and Southwell JJ, gave separate judgments.In essence, they said that it is a question …

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