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The primary criminal statute in Victoria is the Crimes Act 1958. [18] Criminal procedure is consolidated within the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic). [19] Other important legislation includes the Evidence Act 2008 (Vic), [20] Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic) [21] and Jury Directions Act 2015 (Vic). [22]
The right to silence in Australia is the protection given to a person during criminal proceedings from adverse consequences of remaining silent. It is sometimes referred to as the privilege against self-incrimination. It is used on any occasion when it is considered the person being spoken to is under suspicion of having committed one or more ...
The Act providing for the institution of these Courts also extended the jurisdiction of Courts of General and Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and prepared the way for a great increase in their numbers, under the presidency of District Court Judges as Chairmen, whereby criminal proceedings have been much facilitated, especially in the more ...
In the Family Court of Western Australia, an online form exists to commence such proceedings which can be downloaded, completed and filed. [1]In the Supreme Court of Western Australia, [2] either an originating summons (Form No.75 as is an ex-parte application) or originating motion (Form No.64) must be filed specifying the alleged contempt, and personally served on the alleged contemptor ...
The Melbourne Magistrates' Court, the principal venue of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several jurisdictions , all criminal proceedings start. Also some civil matters may be dealt with here, such as family proceedings.
The Local Court of New South Wales hears civil matters of a monetary value of up to $100,000; mental health matters; family law and/or child care matters; adult criminal proceedings, including committal hearings, and summary prosecutions for summary offences (i.e., offences of a less serious nature) and indictable offences; licensing issues (as the Licensing Court); industrial matters; and ...
The Children's Court is a division within the Magistrates Court that hears matters involving children or young people, either for criminal matters or care and protection matters. [ 15 ] The Coroner's Court is another division within the Magistrates Court that investigates violent or unnatural deaths, suspicious fires and/or explosions, but it ...
The Melbourne Magistrates' Court.In Victoria, Australia, all committal procedures take place in the Magistrates' Court. In law, a committal procedure is the process by which a defendant is charged with a serious offence under the criminal justice systems of all common law jurisdictions except the United States.