Children’s Court of NSW Resource Handbook Update 17 published
Care and protection matters
Important cases has been updated. The following cases have been added:
Re Lucinda Porter (No 2) NSWChC 2 — kinship/placement assessment requirements...
Equality before the Law Bench Book Update 24 published
The following sections have been updated:
Section 1 — Equality before the law
Information has been updated at 1.3 — Perception, pronunciation and pronouns including the case of Charisteas v Charisteas (2021) 273...
Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book Update 74 published
Update 74, September 2023
Update 74 amends the Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book to incorporate recent case law and legislative developments. Two new chapters, Judge-alone trials and Sexual act have been...
Local Court Bench Book Update 149 published
Update 149, September 2023
The Local Court Bench Book is available in PDF or html.
Specific Penalties and Orders has been improved by utilising Lawcodes to generate penalties in almost...
Civil Trials Bench Book Update 53 published
Update 53, August 2023
Disqualification for bias
QYFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs HCA 15, in which there was a finding...
Sentencing Bench Book Update 55 published
Update 55, August 2023
Update 55 amends the Bench Book to update and revise with recent case law and legislative developments the following chapters:
Purposes of...
Sexual Assault Trials Handbook Update 40 published
Update 40, July 2023
Recent sexual assault law on JIRS
The following recent cases have been added:
Evidence
R v Clarke NSWCCA 123 — Evidence Act 1995, ss 97A, 101(2) — child sexual...
Equality before the Law Bench Book Update 23 published
Section 2 — First Nations people
Information has been updated at 2.1 — Some statistics to reflect new data including from the 2021 census and updated data published by...
Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book Update 73 published
Update 73, June 2023
Update 73 amends the Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book to incorporate recent case law and legislative developments. The following chapters have been revised:
Acquittal...
Local Court Bench Book Update 148 published
The Local Court Bench Book is available in PDF or html.
The Foreword has been updated by his Honour Peter Johnstone, Chief Magistrate.
Specific Penalties and...
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