Judgment handed down in Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation v Robin Fletcher
… a non-parole period of eight years, for sexual offences committed in 1996 involving two adolescent females. He has … been subject to a restrictive supervision order - either under the repealed Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005 … (Detention and Supervision) Act 2009 ('the Act') - since completing that prison sentence. Today, Justice Priest …
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Old High Court restorations nearly complete
… Work is nearly complete on restorations underway in the Old High Court building, the hub of the … Heritage List in July 2007. It was constructed between 1926 and 1928, at a time when Melbourne was the administrative …
Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria Inc v Country Fire Authority
… Brigades Victoria Inc v Country Fire Authority (S CI 2016 02269) was today resolved in the Supreme Court of Victoria. On … consent orders: 1. The defendant is released from the undertakings given to the Court in this proceeding. 2. The … of agreement. Justice McDonald said in Court: 'The court commends the parties for their resolution, in the …
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Guidance for civil proceedings affected by coronavirus
… that lawyers have been conscious of their obligations under the Civil Procedure Act 2010 , in particular the … While parties certify their understanding of these at the commencement of proceedings, lawyers may wish to remind … by a solicitor with authority (r 6.09) which can be done electronically substituted service where it is …
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Regional Criminal Jury Trials - joint statement
… resume in regional courts across Victoria in the coming months. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, regional … held, to determine capacity to hold criminal jury trials under COVID-safe conditions, works are now underway at the … La Trobe Valley (Morwell) Warrnambool Works will also commence shortly in Mildura and Wodonga. These works will …
Judgment handed down in Google Inc v Trkulja
… brought a proceeding for defamation against Google Inc, a company incorporated in the USA. Service of the proceeding … applied to set aside the proceeding and service on the ground that the proceeding had no real prospect of success. … that Google had published that matter, but he had not done so. The Court of Appeal further held that the matter …
Judgment handed down in Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation v Fletcher
… revoking the supervision order imposed on Robin Fletcher under the Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) … that there is an 'unacceptable risk' of the offender committing a relevant offence if an order is not made. The … which he did. NOTE: This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court's …
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Judgment handed down in Lo v Russell
… The purchasers sought to exercise their cooling-off right under s 31 of the Sale of Land Act 1962 ('the Act') by … the vendor refused to refund the deposit, the purchasers commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court. The trial judge … Looking at the contract in this case, the Court of Appeal commented that it was 'natural that a reasonable person in …
ESSSuper Group Proceeding (Class Action)
… former and current members of the Transport Superannuation Fund ( Transport Fund ) administered by the Emergency … (AEST) on 12 September 2025 . To opt out, you must either: complete the online opt out notice ; or complete the opt out notice found at Annexure B of the …
Technology and the Court
… teams that support and assist the judiciary, practitioners and the public to make use of digital litigation tool … Criminal Trial Division and Court of Appeal and Zoom for Commercial and Common Law Trial Divisions. The Supreme Court … (such as affidavits, witness statements and tender bundles) into an eCourtbook. To access the information, …
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