Category Archives: s. 132

R v P [2001] NSWCA 473 (13 December 2001)

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[2001] NSWCA 473

EVIDENCE – Privilege – Legal professional privilege or client legal privilege – Exceptions – Whether displaced in protective proceedings – Opinion evidence – Whether admissible if based on privileged communications – Protected reports

COURTS AND JUDGES – Appeal – Objection to evidence not taken below – Whether can be taken on appeal

MENTAL HEALTH

PROFESSIONS – Lawyers – Duties to client – Privilege – Duty of confidence – Conflict of interests – Lawyer believes client incapable of giving rational instructions – Whether lawyer can take protective proceedings against client – Whether lawyer can use or disclose confidential information in such proceedings. D.

Evidence Act 1995  ss.4, 9, 119-122, 126A, 126B, 132, 134, 135

R v Parkes [2003] NSWCCA 12 (17 February 2003)

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[2003] NSWCCA 12

CRIMINAL LAW – evidence – claim of right – whether judge erred in striking out as irrelevant part of Crown witness’ testimony favourable to defendant’s claim – whether judge erred in not allowing defendant to cross-examine on evidence that was struck out – EVIDENCE – hearsay – whether evidence admissible at common law as a prior consistent statement – whether admissible under s 65 or s 66 of the  Evidence Act 1995  – where evidence admissible under s 66 of the Evidence Act – where evidence not significant – whether exclusion gave rise to a miscarriage of justice – EVIDENCE ACT – whether trial judge erred in making appellant aware in the presence of a jury the effects of s 128 of the Act – whether trial judge contravened s 132 of the Act – CRIMINAL TRIAL – forensic tactics – where Crown used s 38 of the Evidence Act as a forensic device – whether unfair or improper advantage – whether abuse of section – whether judge’s failure to refer to s 192 of the Evidence Act an error of law – where Crown case is strong – whether cumulative effect of errors result in a lost chance of defendant being acquitted – Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 6(1) – appeal dismissed.

Evidence Act 1995 , ss 38, 65, 66, 128, 132, 192(2)

R v Cooper [2007] ACTSC 74 (10 September 2007)

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[2007] ACTSC 74

CRIMINAL LAW – assault – circumstantial case
EVIDENCE – when appropriate to allow child to give sworn or affirmed evidence – transcript of child’s emergency 000 call admissible as part of res gestae
EVIDENCE – discretion to allow prosecution to cross-examine unfavourable witness

Evidence Act 1995  (Cth), ss 12, 13, 38, 60, 66, 102, 132, 135, 144