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Hamilton v DPP [2020] NSWSC 1745

This decision of a single judge of the Supreme Court deals with the scenario where a defendant agrees that they have committed the offence charged, but disagrees about the particulars of the allegation. It determines that the question of whether the defendant should be committed for sentence (with a

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Ilic v R [2020] NSWCCA 300

The Court of Criminal Appeal (‘CCA’) (McCallum JA, Wright J agreeing; Garling J also agreeing, though for slightly different reasons) has held that Commonwealth matters are not capable of being placed on a Form 1 (as distinct from a schedule pursuant to Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s16BA).

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