AustLII have revamped their site over the hiatus, with changes big and small.One new feature I've noticed to Victorian Law Resources is new tabs for the Victorian Law Reports (1875 - 1956) and Victorian Reports (1953 - 1996).They don't have the headnotes but it's still useful to have these report series arranged in their original …
Month: February 2012
DPP v Novakovic: new drink-drive appeal?
Down at Geelong on Friday I heard about a new case that seems likely to head to the Supreme Court: DPP v Novakovic. Apparently it's listed before the Supreme Court on 16 February 2012 to set down the questions of law, and timetable for filing materials before it is set for hearing. As I understand …
DPP v Serbest [2012] VSC 35: choice to refuse is no defence
DPP v Serbest [2012] VSC 35 is the latest drink-driving appeal dealing with an offence of refusing to accompany police for a breath test, contrary to Road Safety Act s 49(1)(e).Serbest considered if the police need to formally require a motorist to accompany them, and if the motorist needs to understand they arerequired to accompany …
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The definition of injury
The definition of injury provided at s 15 of the Crimes Act 1958 reads,injury includes unconsciousness, hysteria, pain and any substantial impairment of bodily function;It's an inclusive definition. We know that those things referred to are injuries, but we don't know what isn't. Is giving someone a disease (other than one referred to in s …
School days 2012
The relevant gazette for 2012 is Government Gazette S 393, published on 2 December 2011. It contains a table of the declared school days for the coming year:School Days Period 1 = 30 January 2012 to 30 March 2012School Days Period 2 = 16 April 2012 to 29 June 2012School Days Period 3 = 16 …