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Law: Evidence Law

Secret Evidence

See: Australian Law Reform Commission discussion papers and reports on secret evidence.
Treaties  
  • In particular, see the Agreement between Australia and the European union on the Security of Classified Information 2010 ATNIF 2
Articles
Cases
  • Duncan v Cammell Laird & Co Ltd [1942] AC 624
  • Burmah Oil Co v Bank of England [1980] AC 1090
  • Buttes Gas and Oil Co v Hammer (No 3) [1981] 1 QB 223
  • Rogers v Home Secretary [1973] AC 388
  • Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1
  • R v H, R v C [2004] 2 AC 134

Expert Opinion Evidence

See: ALRC Report 96 Essentially Yours - the protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia - 41 Criminal Investigations

Articles

Cases

  • Eastwell v The Queen [2002] WASCA 146 (7 June 2002)
  • Forbes v The Queen [2010] HCATrans 120 (18 May 2010)
  • Macartney v The Queen [2006] WASCA 29 (2 March 2006)
  • R v Butler [2009] QCA 111 (1 May 2009)
  • R v Serratore [2001] NSWCCA 123 (6 April 2001)
  • Wallace v R [2010] NZCA 46 (3 March 2010)
  • Colbran t/a Tablelands Coffee v Queensland ; Hatmill P-L & Ors v Queensland; Maloberti & Ors v Queensland [2008] QSC 132 (12 June 2008)
  • Riley v Western Australia [2005] WASCA 190 (5 October 2005)
  • Hillier v R [2005] ACTCA 48 (15 December 2005)
  • R v Berry & Wenitong [2007] VSCA 202 (21 September 2007)
  • Frye v US (1923) 293 F 1013
  • Daubert v Merrel Dow Pharmaceuticals 509 US 579 (1993)

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