Prior v. Mole
Case No.
D5/2016
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
3/03/2016 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (Court of Appeal) (Riley CJ, Kelly J, Hiley J)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Where appellant was taken into protective custody under the Police Administration Act (NT) s 128 – Where appellant spat on police officer – Where appellant was convicted of assault – Construction of s 128(1) of the Police Administration Act (NT) – Exercise of power under s 128(1) – Whether the Police Officer had reasonable grounds to establish that the appellant was likely to commit another offence – Whether the appellants apprehension was lawful.
Documents
01/09/2016 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
15/09/2016 Notice of appeal
20/10/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)
20/10/2016 Chronology (Appellant)
18/11/2016 Written submissions (Respondent)
25/11/2016 Reply
06/12/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
08/03/2017 Judgment (Judgment summary)