Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book Update 51 published
Amendments include changes to the suggested jury directions in relation to the onus and standard of proof.
Civil Trials Bench Book Update 30 published
Amendments include changes to the Procedure generally, Evidence, Particular proceedings, Damages, and Enforcement of judgments chapters.
Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book Special Bulletin 32 published
Directions - onus of proof
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Criminal Trials Court Bench Book Update 50 published
Update 50, April 2016
— Child/witness accused
The High Court decision of The Queen v GW (2016) 90 ALJR 407 has been added at:
Competence of children and other witnesses
...
Local Court Bench Book Update 118 published
Update 118, March 2016
Practice notes
Non-publication and suppression orders
A new Commonwealth provisions table has been added to the chapter.
References
Local Court Practice Note Crim 1
The...
Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book Update 49A published
Update 49A, February 2016
Tendency, coincidence and background evidence The text at Tendency evidence has been revised to incorporate the decision of Hughes v R NSWCCA 330. The decision sets...
Local Court Bench Book Update 117 published
Update 117, December 2015
Specific penalties and orders
Amendments have been made to the following Acts and Regulations:
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
Environmental Planning...
Sentencing Bench Book Update 33 published
Update 33, December 2015
Unless otherwise stated, section numbers refer to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999.
A new chapter, Domestic violence offences, has been added...
Sentencing Bench Book Special Bulletin 10 published
Post The Queen v Pham (2015) 90 ALJR 13 appellate cases
Click here to access Special Bulletin 10 regarding importing a marketable quantity of a...
Civil Trials Bench Book Update 29 published
Update 29, November 2015
Update 29 contains amendments to a number of chapters.
The Preliminary chapter has been revised to incorporate the following changes to “Disqualification for bias”...
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