I came across this little gem the other day, discovering that the State Library of Victoria now has historical copies of the Government Gazette online at http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au.It contains Victorian gazettes from 1836 to 1997. (The current Victorian gazettes cover 1998 to now.)Historical gazettes are still occasionally useful. I still remember the trouble I had many …
Month: December 2009
You don't need a blood test: Terry v Johnson & anor [2009] VSCA 286
Last week the Court of Appeal delivered its decision in Terry v Johnson & anor [2009] VSCA 286, another case dealing with discretionary exclusion from evidence of a Certificate of Analysis.On 27 November 2003 the police pulled Mr Terry over as he was driving in Heidelberg. They took him to Heidelberg Police Station. He was …
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You don’t need a blood test: Terry v Johnson & anor [2009] VSCA 286
Last week the Court of Appeal delivered its decision in Terry v Johnson & anor [2009] VSCA 286, another case dealing with discretionary exclusion from evidence of a Certificate of Analysis.On 27 November 2003 the police pulled Mr Terry over as he was driving in Heidelberg. They took him to Heidelberg Police Station. He was …
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The CPA is almost here … if only we knew what it says
Elucubrator's inspired prediction has been proved correct - but by the slimmest of margins. Reprints of the amended Criminal Procedure Act 2009 will not be released before it comes into effect on New Year's Day, but they have been printed and will be available from Jan 4.In an ideal world it would have come out …
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SIM City
Today Leslie Ross will take up his role as Special Investigations Monitor (SIM).One of the roles for the SIM is the investigation of complaints made about the Office of Police Integrity. The OPI is responsible for investigations into allegations of misconduct by Victoria Police, including their internal investigations wing, the Ethical Standards Department.Adopting a broad …