On review, Forrest J ruled in Jeffrey v Schubert & Anor [2012] VSC 144 that s 60 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 only empowers a magistrate to give a sentencing indication where the Magistrates' Court has jurisdiction. An accused who requests a sentencing indication for indictable offences triable summarily (IOTS) in the Magistrates' Court …
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Jeffrey v Schubert & Anor [2012] VSC 144: sentencing indications available only where summary jurisdiction applies
On review, Forrest J ruled in Jeffrey v Schubert & Anor [2012] VSC 144 that s 60 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 only empowers a magistrate to give a sentencing indication where the Magistrates' Court has jurisdiction. An accused who requests a sentencing indication for indictable offences triable summarily (IOTS) in the Magistrates' Court …
Aytugrul v The Queen [2012] HCA 15: the use of statistics in DNA evidence
Aytugrul v The Queen [2012] HCA 15 was handed down last week. This appeal to the High Court concerns DNA evidence and the ways that expert evidence of this kind can be expressed. All members of the Court held that, in this case, the use of both an exclusion ratio and frequency percentage by prosecution …
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No private parking "fines": Director of Consumer Affairs v Parking Patrols Vic Pty Ltd & Anor [2012] VSC 137
Hat tip to Leanne O'Donnell on twitter for this case that might make you cheer for the underdog, Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Parking Patrols Vic Pty Ltd & Anor [2012] VSC 137.Parking Patrols Pty Ltd was associated with Ace Parking Pty Ltd.[9] Ace Parking is the operator of 24 car parks in the …
No private parking "fines": Director of Consumer Affairs v Parking Patrols Vic Pty Ltd & Anor [2012] VSC 137
Hat tip to Leanne O'Donnell on twitter for this case that might make you cheer for the underdog, Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Parking Patrols Vic Pty Ltd & Anor [2012] VSC 137.Parking Patrols Pty Ltd was associated with Ace Parking Pty Ltd.[9] Ace Parking is the operator of 24 car parks in the …