There has been some information about intervention orders on the Judicial College website for a while.There is a 12-page overview, a summary of important provisions, and some checklists. These have been around since the legislation was overhauled 3 years ago and are useful for practitioners trying to get to grips with the system. Recently the …
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Probationary drivers and banned vehicles
Edit: At the Melbourne Grand Prix yesterday Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari collided with first team-mate Sébastien Buemi and then former No.1 Michael Schumacher early. Schumacher's car was seriously damaged but Alguersuari went on to finish 13th.The 20 year old Spaniard demonstrates that young drivers and high performance vehicles are a dangerous combination [this video …
Summary Case Conference Service Charter
The Victoria Police website says that Summary Case Conferencing is now going on at sittings of the Magistrates' Court across the state.This Summary Case Conference Service Charter commits the police to the following pledges:At all main metropolitan courts an ‘at court’ service will be available between 9.00am and 1.00pm.Between 2.00pm and 4.00pm the Summary Case …
What should a modern court building look like?
Edit: The new Brisbane court complex is now open. I happily admit that it looks great from some angles.Today's Herald-Sun carries a contribution by Marilyn Warren to the paper's current Make Melbourne Better campaign.The article is an economical work of recycling by the Chief Justice. It's extracted from a much longer address made by her …
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Tables bar
You may have noticed a new sidebar above SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION marked TABLES.Here you'll find a number of tables summarising information that may be useful if you practice in the summary jurisdiction. They are designed to be functional rather than pretty. Let me know if you can think of ways to improve them or extra ones …