News

Judgment handed down in William Nicholls v The Queen

17 October 2016

Court of Appeal dismisses appeals against conviction and sentence.

Judgment handed down in The Chief Commissioner of Police v Nikolic

14 October 2016

Court of Appeal allows appeal by the Chief Commissioner of Police.

Chief Justice's speech on young people offending

11 October 2016

The Chief Justice delivered the Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance in Darwin.

Judgment handed down in DPP v Darren Weston

10 October 2016

Court of Appeal allows appeal against sentence by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Oswal proceedings settle

26 September 2016

Oswal proceedings settle after being referred to mediation.

Judgment handed down in DPP v Clunie (a pseudonym)

14 September 2016

Court of Appeal allows appeal against sentence by the DPP

The making of the modern Supreme Court

05 September 2016

New exhibition in the library highlights the 1990s.

Judgment handed down in DPP v Perry; Perry v The Queen

01 July 2016

COA says that sentencing practice for the offence of 'statutory murder' needs to change.

Judgment handed down in DPP v Dalgliesh (a pseudonym)

29 June 2016

COA finds sentences for incest disproportionately low when considered against max penalty of 25 years imprisonment.

Forensic medicine and the Court

14 June 2016

175 years since the first coroner in the district of Melbourne was appointed.