Criminal law in Queensland and Western Australia : cases and commentary / by Eric Colvin, John McKechnie and Elizabeth Greene.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2024.

10th edition

201680

Criminal law in Queensland and Western Australia

Criminal law -- Cases -- Queensland.

Criminal law -- Cases -- Western Australia.

Part 1: Introductory Matters

1. The Structure of Criminal Law --2. Persuasive and Evidentiary Burdens

Part 2: Offences

3. Homicide

4. Murder and Manslaughter

5. Assaults and Injuries

6. Sexual Violence

7. Property Offences

8. Drug Offences

9. Commonwealth Offences

Part 3: Defences

10. The Role and Range of Defences

11. Lack of Will and Accident

12. Mistake of Fact

13. Ignorance of Law

14. Self-Defence and Other Defensive Force

15. Provocation

16. Compulsion, Emergency and Medical Necessity

17. Insanity, Automatism, Diminished Responsibility

18. Intoxication

Part 4: Participation in Offences

19. Inchoate Liability

20. Secondary Liability

21. Capacity to Commit Offences

Part 5: Criminal Procedure

22. Principles of Criminal Procedure

23. Controlled Operations

24. Search, Seizure, Surveillance and Identification

25. Arrest, Bail and Investigative Procedures

26. Questioning and Confessions

27. Charges and Prosecutions

28. Committals and Trials

29. Verdicts

30. Appeals

Part 6: Consequences of Conviction

31. Sentences and Other Orders.

This book covers the Criminal Codes of Queensland and Western Australia and other significant state and Commonwealth legislation, together with related court decisions. The case extracts and commentary provide essential reading for students and are a convenient and authoritative reference for practitioners. The tenth edition has been fully revised and updated. Important recent decisions discussed in this edition include: O’Dea v SOWA (2022 – HCA): liability as principal offender ; Puntigam v SOWA (2023 – WASCA): simple and extended common purpose ; Roy v O’Neill (2020 – HCA): trespass and implied licence for police to enter home ; Dansie v R (2022 – HCA): appeal court duty when evaluating evidence ; BDO v R (2023 – HCA): capacity of child for criminal responsibility ; Rye v SOWA (2021 – WASCA): capacity of child for criminal responsibility ; HES v SOWA (2022 – WASCA): false representations affecting consent to sexual intercourse ; R v Robertson (2023 – QCA): effect of dishonesty on claim of right ; R v Dayney (2023 – QCA): self-defence against provoked assault ; Bell v Tasmania (2021 – HCA): interpretation of Code s 24. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409358896

lxxv, 979 pages ; 25 cm