Indictable Offences in Victoria : Fifth Edition

Ian Freckleton
Indictable Offences in Victoria : Fifth Edition
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Indictable Offences in Victoria : Fifth Edition
ISBN: 9780455219486
Publication Date: 16 December 2010

Indictable Offences in Victoria, 5th edition, is an essential resource for legal practitioners and police, assisting those who have responsibility for charging defendants and for prosecuting and defending them in the Victoria's criminal justice system.

It is also an invaluable and highly accessible guide for students of law and legal studies.

This comprehensive work clearly sets out all matters relevant to the prosecution of indictable offences in Victoria, addressing general principles of criminal law and using a succinct alphabetical catalogue of indictable offences.defending them in the Victoria's criminal justice system.

Expert commentary by barrister, Dr Ian Freckelton SC, and co-author Danielle Andrewartha is accompanied by the text of the relevant legislative provisions.

The 5th edition is revised to incorporate new offences from the Crimes Act 1958. It also deals with a range of other legislation relevant to the criminal law, including the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 and the Evidence Act 2008, as well as offences under common law and the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, the Assisted Reproduction Act 2008, the Environmental Protection Act 1970 and the Sex Work Act 1994.

Analysis of general principles of criminal law and references to textbooks, looseleaf services, articles and caselaw are all significantly updated to ensure the work continues to provide an excellent practical guide to criminal justice in Victoria.

Indictable Offences in Victoria 5th edition is an essential resource for anyone practising, enforcing or studying criminal law in Victoria.

Key features:

Parts 1-13:

  • Examines issues of criminal responsibilit...