Published by Geoff Harrison | 13 November 2024 The purpose of a Victim Impact Statement (VIS) is to give victims of crime a voice in...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 8 November 2024 In a criminal proceeding, the court must refuse to admit evidence adduced by the prosecutor...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 1 November 2024 An application for a judge-alone trial must be made no later than 28 days prior to the date...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 19 October 2024 A person may make an application to annul a conviction or sentence if the person was not in...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 15 October 2024 Police may issue a Criminal Infringement Notice for offences such as: Custody of a knife in...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 10 October 2024 As per s81 of the Evidence Act 1995 ("the Act"), the hearsay and opinion rule does not...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 October 2024 Under s33B of Crimes Act 1900, any person who uses or possesses an offensive weapon or...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 October 2024 Section 108B of the Evidence Act 1995 ('the Act') places further restrictions upon the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 October 2024 Section 65 of the Evidence Act 1995 ('the Act') allows for an exception to the hearsay rule...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 October 2023 Section 69 of the Evidence Act 1995 ('the Act') relates to business records. If a document...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 October 2023 Section 38 of the Evidence Act 1995 ('the Act') allows a party who called a witness, with...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 29 September 2024 The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures)...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 29 September 2024 As noted by Kirk JA in Smee v R , the former provisions relating to consent and...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 29 September 2024 As expressed in Melbourne , character means, "inherent moral qualities",...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 10 September 2024 Generally, extra-curial punishment refers to some form of punishment that an offender has...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 September 2024 A person who engages in a police pursuit who knows, ought reasonably to know or has...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 4 September 2024 An important issue that used to apply relating to historical child sexual offenders was...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 27 August 2024 What is known as a 'pre-text call' is now a common practice by police where the complainant,...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 17 August 2024 Section 294CB (previously s293) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 prohibits the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 28 July 2024 Section 527C of the Crimes Act 1900, which is often referred to as 'goods in custody',...