Provides students and practitioners with a comprehensive and current guide to the fundamentals of the criminal law in Queensland and Western Australia. John Devereux, University of Queensland. Meredith Blake, University of Western Australia.

Guide to the underlying principles of criminal law in Queensland, Western Australia and, where appropriate, Tasmania. Third edition takes into account changes which have occurred since March 1984. Suitable for both students and practitioners. Includes tables of cases, statutes and comparative sections.

This text provides students and practitioners with a comprehensive and current guide to the fundamentals of the criminal law in Queensland and Western Australia. It also has direct application in other Code jurisdictions, such as Tasmania. In Western Australia, there has been a major restructure of procedural aspects of the state's criminal law, through the repeal of the Justices Act 1902 and many provisions in the Criminal Code. These were replaced by other statutes including the Criminal Procedure Act 2004, the Criminal Appeals Act 2004 and the Criminal Investigation Act 2006. This legislation has introduced more streamlined procedures. The Criminal Code in Western Australia was also amended to more succinctly provide for circumstance where a person may be convicted of an offence as an alternative to that which was the subject of the initial charge. In Queensland, statutory changed have been less extensive. However, a significant amendment relates to the double jeopardy rules so that, in certain circumstances where there is fresh and compelling evidence, a person acquitted of a crime may be ordered by the Court of Appeal to be retried. These case law and statutory developments all have been incorporated into this 7th edition.

An authoritative and comprehensive guide to Queensland and Western Australian criminal law.