Title
Inspiring or undermining confidence? Amendments to the right to judge alone trials in the ACT
Date of this Version
1-1-2011
Document Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Extract:
On 23 June 1964, a patent was granted for the Hula Hoop.1 The same date in 2011 saw another full circle, this time by the Australian Capital Territory (‘ACT’) Parliament. This day marked the passage of legislation in the ACT which removed the right to trial by judge alone in the Territory for those charged with particular serious offences, returning instead to a requirement for jury trials. Discussing the Criminal Proceedings Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (ACT) (‘the Bill’), the Attorney General of the ACT Simon Corbell expressed the Government’s belief that ‘criminal justice can only be further strengthened by reaffirming the importance of jury trials for serious criminal matters.’
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Publication Details
Published Version
O'Leary, J. (2011). Inspiring or undermining confidence? Amendments to the right to judge alone trials in the ACT. Canberra Law Review, 10(3), 30-48.
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