Published by Geoff Harrison | 28 October 2023 A Basha inquiry arises from the case of R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337, and as set out by...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 27 October 2023 Both the Commonwealth and NSW Parliaments over the years have fettered the Court's...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 26 October 2023 In Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42, McHugh J described abuse of...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 October 2023 The question of whether a jury should have been discharged or not raises issues within s6...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 October 2023 The common law rule in Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 is a rule of fairness to witnesses; in...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 22 October 2023 As per s23 of the Summary Offences Act 1988 ('the Act') it is lawful to engage in a public...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 19 October 2023 The Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 ('the Act') allows police to obtain forensic...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 18 October 2023 Prosecutions under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 ('the Act') relate to breaches of an...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 16 October 2023 The Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) is a pre-plea diversionary program...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 12 October 2023 The Traffic Offender Program (also referred to as the Traffic Offender Intervention...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 9 October 2023 This section is about the last bastion to exclude any admission made by an accused and...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 8 October 2023 A common question that arises in trials is the relevance of evidence or the probative value...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 8 October 2023 Tendency or Coincidence evidence is simply another form of circumstantial evidence however,...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 8 October 2023 As a general rule a witness is not permitted to give an opinion in court as per s76 of the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 7 October 2023 Conspiracy is a common law inchoate offence, that is, the offence is taking a step towards...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 5 October 2023 If an allegation is made that a driver has committed an offence against the 'road transport...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 5 October 2023 Under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 the Supreme Court can extend an offender's...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 5 October 2023 As the history leading to the Habitual Criminals Act 1957 ('the Act') and previous...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 30 September 2023 Offences relating to Centrelink Fraud are generally prosecuted under s134.2 and/or...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 29 September 2023 The principles that relate to dealing with juvenile offenders (as per the Childrens...