Criminal law in Queensland and Western Australia : cases and commentary / by Eric Colvin, John McKechnie and Elizabeth Greene.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2021.

9th edition

198719

Criminal law in Queensland and Western Australia

Criminal law -- Cases -- Queensland.

Criminal law -- Cases -- Western Australia.

Part 1: Introductory Matters

1. The Structure of Criminal Law --2. Persuasive and Evidentiary Burdens

Part 2: Offences

3. Homicide

4. Murder and Manslaughter

5. Assaults and Injuries

6. Sexual Violence

7. Property Offences

8. Drug Offences

9. Commonwealth Offences

Part 3: Defences

10. The Role and Range of Defences

11. Lack of Will and Accident

12. Mistake of Fact

13. Ignorance of Law

14. Self-Defence and Other Defensive Force

15. Provocation

16. Compulsion, Emergency and Medical Necessity

17. Insanity, Automatism, Diminished Responsibility

18. Intoxication

Part 4: Participation in Offences

19. Inchoate Liability

20. Secondary Liability

21. Capacity to Commit Offences

Part 5: Criminal Procedure

22. Principles of Criminal Procedure

23. Entrapment and Controlled Operations

24. Search, Seizure, Surveillance and Identification

25. Arrest, Bail and Investigative Procedures

26. Questioning and Confessions

27. Charges and Prosecutions

28. Committals and Trials

29. Verdicts

30. Appeals

Part 6: Consequences of Conviction

31. Sentences and Other Orders.

This book covers the Criminal Codes of Queensland and Western Australia and other significant state and Commonwealth legislation, together with related decisions of the courts. The case extracts and commentary provide essential reading for students and are a convenient and authoritative reference for practitioners. The ninth edition has been fully revised and updated. Important recent decisions discussed in this edition include: • Pell v R (2020) 376 ALR 478 (High Court), role of appellate court reviewing verdict • Smith, Afford v R (2017) 259 CLR 291 (High Court), conditional intention • R v Peniamina (2019) 2 QR 658 (Queensland Court of Appeal), nature of provocation • Pickett v SOWA (2020) 379 ALR 471 (High Court), principles of aiding an offence • Strickland v CDPP (2018) 266 CLR 325 (High Court), abuse of process • Smethurst v Commissioner of Police (2020) 376 ALR 575 (High Court), search warrants • McKell v R (2019) 264 CLR 307 (High Court), fair trial, judge’s comments to jury • Craig v The Queen (2018) 264 CLR 202 (High Court), counsel’s advice on testifying • Dymock v SOWA [2019] WASCA 213 (WA Court of Appeal), accessorial liability • HT v R (2019) 374 ALR 216 (High Court), procedural fairness in sentencing • DPP v TAL [2019] QCA 279 (Queensland Court of Appeal), fresh and compelling evidence • MKP Management Pty Ltd v Kalamunda [2020] WASCA 130 (WA Court of Appeal), corporate criminal responsibility. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409352979

lxvi, 1033 pages ; 25 cm