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Alqudsi v. The Queen

Case No. S279/2015
Case information

Catchwords

Constitutional law – Trial by jury for Commonwealth indictable offences – Whether s 80 of the Constitution can be read to permit a state Parliament to pass a statute allowing for a trial to be by a judge alone where the prosecution and accused agree or the accused seeks that outcome and the Court considers it in the interest of justice – Whether such a position would be consistent with Brown v The Queen.

Short particulars

Documents

15/12/2015 Hearing (Single Justice, Perth v/link Sydney)

15/12/2015 Cause removed

22/12/2015 Notice of constitutional matter (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth intervening)

21/01/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)

21/01/2016 Chronology

25/01/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth intervening)

25/01/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the State of Queensland intervening)

25/01/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Tasmania intervening)

25/01/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Victoria intervening)

29/01/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)

02/02/2016 Written submission (Respondent)

05/02/2016 Reply (Appellant)

05/02/2016 Reply (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, intervening)

10/02/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)

15/06/2016 Reasons for Judgment (Judgment summary)