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Criminal law – Practice and procedure – Prosecution attempted to enter nolle prosequi – Whether court has power to refuse to accept entry of nolle prosequi – Jurisdiction of Full Court of Supreme Court to answer questions reserved – Whether questions …

Criminal practice – Trial – Directions to jury – Tendency – Where respondent due to stand trial on charges of sexual offences committed against two children of former partner – Where prosecution served tendency notice stating intention to rely on evidence …

Criminal law – Sentencing – Current sentencing practices – Incest – Crown appeal on ground of manifest inadequacy – Where s 5(2) of Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) provided that in sentencing an offender a court must have regard to current sentencing practices …

Criminal practice – Questions of law arising before trial – Questions of law referred to Court of Appeal – Case stated – Where accused charged with sexual offences against child under 16 years – Where judge and counsel for both prosecution and accused met …

Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith …

Director of War Service Homes v Law …

Statutes – Interpretation – Efficacy of regulations – Where s 83GD(1) of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) ("1935 Act") established offence for participant in criminal organisation to enter or attempt to enter "prescribed place" – Where "prescribed …

Elections – Senate – Court of Disputed Returns – Petition disputing validity of half Senate election – Validity of ticket voting system – Whether Senators "directly chosen by the people". The Constitution , ss 7, 24. Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) …

Elections – House of Representatives – Court of Disputed Returns – Petition disputing validity of House of Representatives election – Whether preferential voting system constitutes plural voting – Whether members "directly chosen by the people". The …

DIXON V. THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA …