Judgment handed down in Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation v Fletcher
… that there is an 'unacceptable risk' of the offender committing a relevant offence if an order is not made. The legislature has determined that the existence … the offender has already served the sentence imposed. In this instance, the judge was not persuaded that Mr Fletcher …
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Major Torts List & Group Proceedings (Common Law)
… that are primarily of a tortious nature may be entered in this List, including any associated proceedings that … managed in the Major Torts List & Group Proceedings (Common Law) include: Defamation proceedings Tortious claims … (Common Law) at a first directions hearing. The Court will notify the parties after the filing of the first defence, …
Commercial Court
… The Commercial Court is a specialist court that delivers … litigation in the Commercial Court is provided in Practice Note SC CC 1 Commercial Court issued on 19 September 2025. … and a proceeding number is issued, please fill in this Online Order Form to order a transcript through Legal …
Associate Judges of the Supreme Court
… judges hear and resolve interlocutory applications in the Common Law Division and Commercial Court that arise before … Division judges, empowering them to hear complex matters not within the associate judges’ original jurisdiction. This better enables the Court to hear urgent or unexpected applications that arise prior to trial, and to hear …
Searching court records and obtaining copies of documents
… require an order of the Court or permission from the Prothonotary, Deputy Prothonotary or Registrar before inspection … searches can be performed to find out whether a person or company/organisation is a party to a civil or probate case … how to submit a request to search a court file: … … In this video, you'll be guided through the steps to follow …
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DPP v MHK
… and Justice Kaye) today allowed an appeal brought by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions against the … a public area, with the aim of killing innocent civilians. This mass killing was to have been carried out in order to … to the respondent's personal circumstances. He noted that the educational support that he had received …
DPP (Cth) v Masange and Kachunga
… The Court of Appeal today allowed an appeal by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions ('CDPP') … of a border controlled drug (methamphetamine and cocaine). This involved 10 importations, primarily of methamphetamine … the Court unanimously concluded that both sentences were not reasonably open in all the circumstances and, …
Judgment handed down in The Chief Commissioner of Police v Nikolic
… and Justice Kaye] today allowed an appeal by the Chief Commissioner of Police against a Supreme Court decision made … the making of the decision. That is, he claimed that he had not been adequately informed of the matters which the … was what content was to be given to that obligation in this statutory context and in the circumstances of this …
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Judgment handed down in Cook v The Queen
… up to six potential jurors without giving any reason. This is known as his or her right to 'peremptory challenge'. … quashed a County Court conviction because the applicant did not have a reasonable opportunity, during the empanelment … the jury. The right to peremptory challenge had existed at common law, and now by statute, for many centuries. That …
The Chief Justice's response to media criticism of judges
… been said that the judges have by-passed the laws. What is this about? New sentencing laws commenced in Victoria in 2013 mandating judges to impose … in certain cases involving gross violence. The new laws do not apply to pre-2013 cases. The new law is just that ' …
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