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Legislation
Victoria
Bail Act 1977 (Vic)
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic)
Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017 (Vic)
Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic)
Constitution Act 1975 (Vic)
County Court Act 1958 (Vic)
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic)
Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic)
Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 (Vic)
Evidence Act 2008 (Vic)
Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic)
Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018 (Vic)
Magistrates’ Court (Committal Proceedings) Act 2000 (Vic)
Magistrates’ Court Act 1989 (Vic)
Public Prosecutions Act 1994 (Vic)
Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic)
Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic)
Victims and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Vic)
Victims’ Charter Act 2006 (Vic)
Victims of Crime Commissioner Act 2015 (Vic)
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985 (Vic)
Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic)
Commonwealth
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)
Other Australian Jurisdictions
Criminal Procedure Act 1921 (SA)
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW)
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW)
Justices Act 1886 (Qld)
Summary Procedure (Indictable Offences) Amendment Act 2017 (SA)
International
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (UK)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, opened for signature 16 December 1966,
999 UNTS 171 (entered into force 23 March 1976)
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Case Law
Victoria
AJ v The Queen [2011] VSCA 215, (2011) 32 VR 614
Anile v The Queen [2018] VSCA 235
BA v Attorney-General [2017] VSC 259; 319 FLR 329
Cannon v Tahche [2002] VSCA 84; (2002) 5 VR 317
Cook v The Queen [2019] VSCA 87
DL v Reynolds [1994] (Supreme Court of Victoria, Vincent JA, 9 August 1994)
Edebone v Allen [1991] 2 VR 659
Gild v The Queen [2018] VSCA 317
Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd v Paciocco [2017] VSC 778
OPP v BW [2010] VChC 2
R v Evans [2003] VSCA 223
R v Farquharson [2009] VSCA 307, (2009) 26 VR 410
R v Dupas [2006] VSC 481, (2006) 14 VR 228
R v Walker [2004] VSC 411
Ragg v Magistrates’ Court of Victoria [2008] VSC 1, (2008) 18 VR 300
Commonwealth
Alister v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404
Barton v The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 75
Director of Public Prosecutions Reference No 1 of 2017 [2019] HCA 9, (2019) 364 ALR 407
Dupas v The Queen [2010] HCA 20, (2010) 241 CLR 237
Forsyth v Rodda (1988) 37 A Crim R 50
Forsyth v Rodda (1989) 87 ALR 699
Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 1
Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23
Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534
Mallard v The Queen [2005] HCA 68, (2005) 224 CLR 125
Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501
R v Carrol [2002] HCA 55, (2002) 213 CLR 635
R v Glennon (1992) 173 CLR 592
Thorp v Abbotto (1992) 34 FCR 366
Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378
Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509
Other Australian Jurisdictions
R v Spiteri (2004) 61 NSWLR 369, [2004] 61 NSWCCA 321
International
R v Ward [1993] 2 All ER 577
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