In Curtis v The Queen [2011] VSCA 102 the appellant contested his conviction on the appeal, claiming (though not at the earlier trial) his urging two children to kiss could not be considered indecent. An offence under s 47 Crimes Act can be committed either with or in the presence of a child under 16. …
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In Frohling v Police [2011] SASC 53 the South Australian Supreme Court considered vehicle impoundment under the Criminal Law (Clamping, Impounding and Forfeiture of Vehicles) Act 2007.Section 13 provides:13 Court may decline to make order in certain circumstances(1) A court that records a conviction to which this Part applies may decline to make an order …
Koutroulis v Transport Accident Commission [2011] VSC 159 caught my interest for two reasons.The first was because it dealt with an unfortunate accident involving on a bus. Being on the bus is often used as a management metaphor for being a team player, although that's not what Jim Collins (the author of the metaphor) meant …
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Koutroulis v Transport Accident Commission [2011] VSC 159 caught my interest for two reasons.The first was because it dealt with an unfortunate accident involving on a bus. Being on the bus is often used as a management metaphor for being a team player, although that's not what Jim Collins (the author of the metaphor) meant …
Continue reading Closing the door and on the bus isn’t "driving"
Following on from our post last Friday about the changes to suspended sentences, I wanted to add two things. (Though we often edit our posts, that doesn't get sent out on Feedburner's email delivery.)The first point occurred to me last week, and the ever-watchful Anonymous raised the same question today: do the changes apply only …