Catchwords
Criminal law – Practice and procedure – Trial by judge without a jury – Appellant convicted of three sexual offences against a child – Supposed inconsistencies between the evidence of the complainant and her mother concerning complaints that the complainant made to her mother – Whether the manner in which the trial judge dealt with the supposed inconsistencies involved error.
Criminal law – Practice and procedure – Rule in Browne v Dunn – Application of the rule to an accused in a criminal trial – Supposed inconsistencies between the evidence of the complainant and her mother not put to the complainant in cross-examination – Whether the complainant should have been re-called – Consequences for trial judge's decision-making.