Operational update - In-person hearings and transitional COVID measures
… a court is required to wear a mask under pandemic orders. This includes barristers, solicitors, staff and others … arrangements for in-person hearings. Arrangements will be communicated to the parties by Registry or Chambers in … is a work premises in accordance with pandemic orders. This can be done by contacting the relevant chambers. The …
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Judgment handed down in DPP v Dalgliesh (a pseudonym)
… That is a task for sentencing judges and, on appeal, for this Court. The criminal justice system can be ' and should … due weight in the sentencing calculus. Sentences must be commensurate with the seriousness of the breach of parental … again on charge 1. NOTE: This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court's …
DPP v Thomas Sewell & Jacob Hersant [2024] VSCA 70
… On 26 September 2023, Sewell also pleaded guilty to committing an indictable offence whilst on bail. The … days’ imprisonment (reckoned as time already served) with a community correction order (‘CCO’) of 14 months. The DPP … was at the ‘lower end of seriousness for offending of this type’. However, even offending at the ‘lower end of …
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Yat v The King [2024] VSCA 93
… there. The Court rejected that submission and held that in this case the applicant’s time in a management unit should … with a non-parole period of 6 months. --- NOTE : This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court’s …
Runacres v The Coroners Court of Victoria [2024] VSC 304
… on 2 January 2020 at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (‘DPFC’). The appellant was the registered medical doctor who … limited to a coroner’s statutory finding (as opposed to a comment or recommendation). The appeal is limited to a … to identify an error of law in the Coroner’s findings. In this appeal, the Court is not empowered to substitute the …
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Resumption of Criminal Jury Trials
… now and 16 November and adjust the timeframe if that becomes necessary. The Courts have undertaken extensive work … Jury summonses will start to be sent to potential jurors in coming days. They will be accompanied by advice about the measures that will be in place …
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Supreme Court Judgment in 'Skyrail'
… of decisions made by the executive branch of the state, in this case, the Minister. It does not, and has no … and the Parliament, who are subject to review by the community at elections. That is the structure of our … undertook. They are significant matters. However, in this case, the Minister was not required by law to undertake …
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… Phone: 03 4309 6100 La Trobe Valley Magistrates' Court 134 Commercial Road Morwell Victoria 3840 Phone: 03 5194 4300 …
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal
… was originally constructed in 1949 by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria as a component of the Hazelwood open cut mine. In 1994, when the … facts and circumstances must be taken into account In this case, the trial judge, having examined the various …
Statement from the Chief Justice of Victoria
… will be scaled up to meet the changing needs of the sector. This is in addition to the work that has started to change … Courts and VCAT will continue to closely follow State and Commonwealth government health advice. I would like to thank … decisions are made. Information will be included on their websites as it becomes available. Those links are: …
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