Zukanovic v Magistrates’ Court at Moorabbin [2011] VSC 141: judicial review of a contempt proceeding

Edit: Costs were awarded against the Magistrates' Court: Zukanovic v Magistrates' Court of Victoria at Moorabbin (No 2) [2011] VSC 160.This incident of apparent courtroom contempt was originally noted here.The bubble-blower, Zukanovic, was found guilty of contempt in the face of the Magistrates' Court and sentenced to a month's imprisonment. He was released on bail …

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AB & Anor v Magistrates' Court at Heidelberg [2011] VSC 61: judicial review of an intervention order

A respondent in a family violence proceeding who is dissatisfied with having an order made against them has a statutory avenue of appeal to the County Court: Division 9 of Part 4 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008.But that's not the only option. In AB v Magistrates' Court at Heidelberg [2011] VSC 61 the …

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AB & Anor v Magistrates’ Court at Heidelberg [2011] VSC 61: judicial review of an intervention order

A respondent in a family violence proceeding who is dissatisfied with having an order made against them has a statutory avenue of appeal to the County Court: Division 9 of Part 4 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008.But that's not the only option. In AB v Magistrates' Court at Heidelberg [2011] VSC 61 the …

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Childrens' Court rulings now on AustLII

I'm not sure when this happened but there is now a Childrens' Court of Victoria icon at AustLII. The cases are both criminal prosecutions and child protection applications, with identifying features suitably anonymonised.Judge Grant and Magistrate Power (previously mentioned here) are the two most frequent contributors, but other magistrates' decisions are presented as well.Some cases …

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Childrens’ Court rulings now on AustLII

I'm not sure when this happened but there is now a Childrens' Court of Victoria icon at AustLII. The cases are both criminal prosecutions and child protection applications, with identifying features suitably anonymonised.Judge Grant and Magistrate Power (previously mentioned here) are the two most frequent contributors, but other magistrates' decisions are presented as well.Some cases …

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