This book covers the Criminal Codes of Queensland and Western Australia and other significant state and Commonwealth legislation, together with related court decisions. The case extracts and commentary provide essential reading for students and are a convenient and authoritative reference for practitioners.
The tenth edition has been fully revised and updated. Important recent decisions discussed in this edition include:
- O’Dea v SOWA (2022 – HCA): liability as principal offender
- Puntigam v SOWA (2023 – WASCA): simple and extended common purpose
- Roy v O’Neill (2020 – HCA): trespass and implied licence for police to enter home
- Dansie v R (2022 – HCA): appeal court duty when evaluating evidence
- BDO v R (2023 – HCA): capacity of child for criminal responsibility
- Rye v SOWA (2021 – WASCA): capacity of child for criminal responsibility
- HES v SOWA (2022 – WASCA): false representations affecting consent to sexual intercourse
- R v Robertson (2023 – QCA): effect of dishonesty on claim of right
- R v Dayney (2023 – QCA): self-defence against provoked assault
- Bell v Tasmania (2021 – HCA): interpretation of Code s 24
