The Queen v. Beckett
Case No.
S94/2015
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
12/12/2014 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Criminal Appeal) (Beazley P, Humle J, Bellew J)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Particular offences – Offences relating to the administration of justice – Perverting the course of justice – Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 319 - Where respondent was questioned about a property transfer she had stamped without receiving the duty – Where respondent obtained two bank cheques for the property and altered photocopies so that the cheques appeared to pre-date the transfer – Where respondent gave false evidence under oath – Where respondent was charged with perverting the course of justice – Whether offence to pervert the course of justice only applies to conduct committed after judicial proceedings have commenced – Whether course of justice within the meaning of s 319 requires that the jurisdiction of a court or competent judicial tribunal has been invoked.
Documents
15/05/2015 Hearing (SLA, Sydney)
26/05/2015 Notice of appeal
10/07/2015 Written submissions (Appellant)
10/07//2015 Chronology (Appellant)
03/08/2015 Written submissions (Respondent)
14/08/2015 Reply
04/09/2015 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio visual recording)
23/10/2015 Judgment (Judgment Summary)