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Sentencing Bench Book Update 35 published

25 October 2016

Update 35 includes amendments to the following chapters: Suspended sentences Fines Setting terms of imprisonment Concurrent and consecutive sentencing Objective factors (cf s 21A(1)) ...

Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book Update 53 published

22 September 2016

Circumstantial evidence: The Introduction at has been re-written to incorporate various statements of the High Court about circumstantial cases in The Queen v Baden-Clay HCA 35...

Equality Before the Law Bench Book Update 10 published

2 August 2016

Section 6 "Children and young people" has been updated in the Equality Before the Law Bench Book as follows: Competence to give evidence at 6.2.1 has...

Local Court Bench Book Update 120 published

29 July 2016

Update 120 contains amendments to the following sections: Compensation and restitution Sentencing options

Sentencing Bench Book Update 34 published

26 July 2016

Update 34 of the Sentencing Bench Book includes amendments to the following chapters: Introduction Procedural fairness Obligations of the parties Fact finding at sentence ...

Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book Update 52 published

26 July 2016

Update 52 of the Criminal Trial Courts Bench Book includes amendments to the following chapters: Contempt, etc Cross-examination – improper; of defendant Views and...

Domestic violence study published

21 July 2016

Over the past decade there has been an increased awareness of the causes, characteristics and impact of domestic violence. This has led to a...

Local Court Bench Book Update 119 published

5 July 2016

Specific Penalties and Orders Amendments have been made to the following Acts: Bail Act 2013 — ss 16A and 16B, show cause requirement Firearms Act...

Civil Trials Bench Book Update 31 published

28 June 2016

The “Costs assessment appeals” section has been removed from the Particular proceedings chapter and a note about the transitional provisions has been included. The...

Sentencing Bench Book Special Bulletin 11 published

31 May 2016

DPP (Cth) and DPP (Vic) v Garside VSCA 74 Child pornography/abuse offences Click here to access Special Bulletin 11 which explains the...

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