Statement from the Chief Justice: Yoorrook for Justice Report
… The following statement is from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria … and child protection system as part of the Yoorrook Justice Commission process. They have undertaken the difficult and … as we absorb those powerful accounts and the findings and recommendations of the Commission. From this truth telling …
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Admission Ceremonies on 30 July
… The Court will host three admission ceremonies on Tuesday 30 July to admit new lawyers … either 485 Lonsdale Street or 210 William Street. It is recommended that applicants and guests arrive 1 hour prior to the ceremony commencing to move through security screening. You may wait …
Attending Court
… proceedings The Supreme Court produces a daily hearing list of all matters heard each day, the list is available at approximately 4.30pm and relates to the …
Judgment handed down in Akoka v The Queen
… appeal against a total effective sentence of 6 years' imprisonment for armed robbery, aggravated burglary, trafficking … involved the applicant, armed with a hammer, and two accomplices, one armed with a knife, entering a house through … prior convictions, was on bail and was the subject of a community correction order. He was using methylamphetamine …
VicForests v Environment East Gippsland Inc & Anor [2023] VSCA 159
… the Court of Appeal (Emerton P, Macaulay JA and Kaye JA) dismissed an appeal by VicForests against the decision of a … out harvesting operations unless it took certain steps to comply with obligations under the regulatory framework, in … that VicForests’ timber harvesting operations did not comply with the precautionary principle and threatened the …
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Judgment handed down in Caple v Wilson
… Mr Wilson is a property developer. In 2008, he (through a company he … units primarily marketed to overseas students for accommodation. Stage three was initially intended to be a …
Judgment handed down in Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation v Robin Fletcher
… Fletcher, the respondent, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of eight years, for sexual offences committed in 1996 involving two adolescent females. He has … (Detention and Supervision) Act 2009 ('the Act') - since completing that prison sentence. Today, Justice Priest …
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Judgment handed down in Di Paolo v Salta Constructions Pty Ltd (No. 2)
… by two defendants in respect of contribution notices issued against them in a worker's compensation proceeding. The plaintiff had been injured on a worksite in Perth, where he fell from some scaffolding and …
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Old High Court restorations nearly complete
… Work is nearly complete on restorations underway in the Old High … Department of Environment's Protecting National Historic Sites program. The $150,000 grant was obtained to undertake … Heritage List in July 2007. It was constructed between 1926 and 1928, at a time when Melbourne was the administrative …
Court an open textbook in 2023
… a hearing, and learnt about legal processes and court history. It was the first year VCE students had been able to visit after pandemic restrictions halted the onsite program in early 2020 and an online program was run for … seven online sessions across the year, including during a combined Law Week Q&A . “The feedback from teachers and …
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