I finally got some time to make some changes to the blog over the weekend.Originally, I installed a fair few hacks and tweaks to make it work they way I wanted. But all that tinkering was causing problems, with a long load-time for the site, and even occasional freezes for no apparent reason.Plus, I was …
Month: March 2012
LexisNexis eBooks
When I was in Victoria Police, prosecutors got their own copy of the paperback abridgements of Bourke's Criminal Law Victoria and Motor and Traffic Law Victoria. LexisNexis sold (and still sells) the same edition of Bourke's, with a different cover, to the public, but not the other text.That changed this year, and right now the …
Charter to stay?
Before the last election it seemed likely that a Baillieu government would repeal parts of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006, if not scrap it entirely. Recent media coverage suggests neither of those is going to happen. The reform the government wants to talk about is a requirement that proposed amendments to …
GA, MM & PJ v The Queen [2012] VSCA 44: Acting without warrant
Where a specific power exists, that power ought be preferred. But where a specific power exists, that doesn't (without more) invalidate the existence of a more general power.G A, MM & P J v The Queen provides a simple demonstration of the principle. There is a specific warrant to search a vehicle for drugs available …
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GA, MM & PJ v The Queen [2012] VSCA 44: Acting without warrant
Where a specific power exists, that power ought be preferred. But where a specific power exists, that doesn't (without more) invalidate the existence of a more general power.G A, MM & P J v The Queen provides a simple demonstration of the principle. There is a specific warrant to search a vehicle for drugs available …
Continue reading GA, MM & PJ v The Queen [2012] VSCA 44: Acting without warrant