Indictable Offences in Victoria 5th Edition, is an invaluable resource for legal practitioners and police, assisting those who have responsibility for charging defendants and for prosecuting and defending them in the Victoria's criminal justice system. The work comprehensively and clearly sets out all matters relevant to the prosecution of indictable offences in Victoria utilising a succinct alphabetical catalogue of all indictable offences. Expert commentary by eminent barrister and academic, Dr Ian Freckelton SC, is accompanied by the text of the relevant legislative provisions. The fifth edition is revised to incorporate new offences from the Crimes Act 1958. It also deals with offences under a range of other legislation including the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, the Infertility Treatment Act 1995, the Environmental Protection Act 1970 and the Marine Act 1988. References to textbooks, looseleaf services, articles and caselaw are all significantly updated to ensure Indictable Offences in Victoria continues to provide an excellent practical guide to criminal justice in Victoria, while ensuring the work is also accessible to students of law and legal studies. Indictable Offences in Victoria 5th Edition is an essential resource for anyone practicing, enforcing or studying criminal law in Victoria.

Summary Offences in Victoria is an essential resource for legal practitioners and police, assisting those who have responsibility for charging defendants and for prosecuting and defending them in Victoria's Magistrates' Courts. It is also an invaluable and highly accessible guide for students of law and legal studies.

This report is about the directions that judges give to juries in the course of a criminal trail, and particularly at the summing up. These directions are designed to help jurors understand as much of the law and the issues that arise in the case as they need to make proper use of the evidence and to reach a verdict.

The work, extracted from the four volume looseleaf service Bourkes Criminal Law Victoria, provides extensive coverage of legislation and authoritative annotations. Nash adjunct professor at RMIT.

Know the processes involved when pleading not guilty in a criminal matter. Learn about the fundamental rights of an accused, the meaning of presumption of innocence, and the concept of beyond reasonable doubt. If you have been accused of a crime in Victoria, Australia and are looking to contest the charge, this ebook will walk you through the steps that take place at the Magistrates', County, and the Supreme Courts. Police investigative techniques are also discussed including case studies and the advantages and disadvantages of taking part in police interviews.