Bourke's Criminal Law Victoria

Bourke's Criminal Law Victoria

Content consists of, for the most part, annotated legislation. It includes over 70 Acts / Regulations, with the most important of these being comprehensively annotated. All important legislation required for the conduct of a criminal matter from beginning to end is covered in this one publication, with annotations to key criminal law legislation authored by expert authors. As well as the topics one would expect to find (annotations to the Crimes Act, Criminal Procedure Act, Evidence Act, Sentencing Act and so on) Bourke’s Criminal Law Victoria also includes more niche content, such as extensive annotations to the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act, annotations to the Domestic Animals Act 1994 and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986, annotations to the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act, plus commentary dealing with sex work, modern slavery and human trafficking. A subscription to Bourke’s Criminal Law Victoria includes a subscription to Bourke’s Criminal Law News Victoria to keep customers up to date with the latest happenings in Victorian criminal law.

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Bourke's Criminal Law Victoria

09 January 2022 23:09

Other Titles

  • Criminal Law News
    This newsletter provides digests of recent cases and information about legislative developments to keep practitioners up to date with the latest happenings in NSW criminal law. Criminal Law News publishes 11 times a year and is usually 16 pages long. The newsletter is included as part of a subscription to Criminal Practice and Procedure NSW, or can be subscribed to separately.
  • Sentencing Law NSW
    Sentencing Law NSW is a commentary work updated by Rod Howie QC (formerly a Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW) and Justice Bellew of the Supreme Court of NSW. The topics covered include general principles, statutory factors, procedure, sentencing options, children, advocacy, appeals, Local Court, specific offences, Cth offences and narcotic offences. The Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), plus the Regulations, and extracts of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) are also included.
  • Criminal Law Western Australia
    Criminal Law Western Australia is an essential tool for criminal law practitioners, judicial officers, police and individuals working in the area of criminal law in Western Australia. Online and Lexis Red publishing occurs (on average) at least twice a month. Annotations to legislation are instructive as to how legislative provisions operate in practice and how they have been interpreted by the authorities.
  • Federal Criminal Law
    Federal Criminal Law is an essential practice tool for anyone working in the field of federal criminal law. The thematic approach works especially well for practitioners who do not know the area well. Case references and expert annotations to legislative provisions enables the interpretation of legislation with ease. Federal Criminal Law deals with the primary areas of practice encompassing drugs offences, customs offences, corporations and tax offences, migration offences, social security offences, plus more. Online and Lexis Red publishing occurs (on average) at least twice a month and during periods of rapid legislative change occurs several times a month.
  • Australian Criminal Trial Directions
    Whether prosecuting or defending, Australian Criminal Trial Directions enables you to identify and make submissions upon the correct directions to be given to juries. It is useful in magistrates or summary courts. Australian Criminal Trial Directions is an essential tool for judges and magistrates in order to ensure they apply the correct law. The work is also a useful guide to substantive law relating to trial practice and procedure, and is intended as a first reference guide for barristers.