In the media
Bundamba man to face child exploitation
offences
A 21-year-old Bundamba man has been charged with child exploitation
offences following a Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC)
investigation (06 October 2016).
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Should allegations of corruption be made
public?
Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission is investigating
whether allegations of corruption against individuals should be
made public, while the media says such reporting holds governments
accountable (06 October 2016).
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Taskforce tackles serious and organised crime across
Queensland
The fight against organised crime and the ongoing threat it poses
to the community is the focus of an expanded multi-agency taskforce
in Queensland (05 October 2016).
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Judges admit to emotion in court but say they avoid
bias
Australian judges and magistrates admit to experiencing strong
personal feelings toward cases they have presided over, new
research finds (29 September 2016).
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In practice and courts
OIAC Queensland: OIC 2015-16 Annual
Report
The 2015-16 Office of the Information Commissioner Annual Report
was tabled in Parliament on 26 September 2016. The report outlines
performance against key activities and established targets across
three service areas.
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CCC Annual Report tabled in Parliament – 30 September 2016 The CCC's 2015-16 Annual Report was tabled in State Parliament today and details how the CCC continues to protect Queenslanders against major crime and public sector corruption. More...
Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) Public Forum - 5
October 2016
On Thursday 6 October and Friday 7 October 2016, the CCC conducted
a public forum to examine whether publicising allegations of
corrupt conduct is in the public interest. The CCC intends on
writing a report following the forum.
More (CCC Qld Media Release)...
More (CCC Qld Website)...
Published – articles, papers, reports
Impacts of changes to trading hours of liquor licences on
alcohol-related harm: a systematic review
2005–2015
Public Health Research & Practice: 30 September 2016 -
Claire Wilkinson, Michael Livingston, Robin Room
This paper outlines a systematic review of the literature to
examine recent (2005–2015) research about the impact of
changing the hours of sale of alcohol on alcohol-related harms.
The revised group risk assessment model (GRAM 2): assessing
risk of reoffending among adults given non-custodial
sanctions
Efty Stavrou, Suzanne Poynton; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics
and Research: 29 September 2016 Out of 81,199 adult offenders,
26% reoffended within two years of the index appearance.
Cases
Case Note: Lyons v State of Queensland [2016] HCA 38:
Discrimination in Jury Selection
The High Court has dismissed an appeal in the case of Lyons v
State of Queensland [2016] HCA 38. The High Court found that
the Supreme Court of Queensland had not erred in holding that the
appellant was not discriminated against during the jury selection
process (05 October 2016).
Case Note: Prince Alfred College Inc v ADC [2016] HCA 37:
Limitation of Actions in Sexual Assault
Today the High Court unanimously allowed an appeal from the Full
Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia in the case of
Prince Alfred College Inc v ADC [2016] HCA 37 (05 October
2016).
Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC [2016] HCA
37
Appeal allowed with costs. Limitation of actions – Extension
or postponement of limitation periods – Extension of time in
personal injury matters – Principles upon which discretion
exercised – Where extraordinary delay – Where
deficiencies in evidence due to passage of time – Where
absence or death of witnesses – Where loss of documentary
evidence – Where earlier decision by claimant not to
institute proceedings – Whether just in all the circumstances
to grant extension of time.
Tort – Vicarious liability – Course of employment
– Where boarding school employed housemaster – Where
housemaster sexually abused boarder – Consideration of
correct approach to vicarious liability of employer for intentional
criminal acts of employee – Whether employment gave
"occasion" for wrongdoing – Whether employee placed
in special position vis-à-vis victim – Whether
features of special position warrant finding of liability.
Procedure – Courts and judges generally – Determination
of issues – Whether appropriate for trial judge to determine
all litigated issues.
Lyons v Queensland [2016] HCA 38
Discrimination law – Disability discrimination – Where
deaf person summoned for jury service – Where deaf person
required assistance of Auslan interpreters to participate as juror
– Where deaf person excluded from jury panel – Whether
exclusion was unlawful discrimination.
Juries – Persons constituting jury – Jury deliberations
– Whether permissible for interpreter to be present in jury
room during deliberations – Whether deaf person who requires
assistance of interpreter in jury room eligible for jury service
under Jury Act 1995 (Q).
Legislation – Queensland
Bills Updated in the last week
Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation
Amendment Bill 2016
Introduced on 16/08/2016 Stage reached: Report from Committee on
4/10/2016.
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