Director of Public Prosecutions v Benjamin Roder (a pseudonym) [2024] HCA 15 was delivered by April 2024 and considers important issues related to cross-admissibility applications, propensity evidence, jury directions and tendency evidence, particularly in relation to sexual offences.
The High Court’s summary on the decision is available here.
In this session, the Hon Justice Sam Vandongen (Court of Appeal until December 2024; Federal Court of Australia from December 2024) and Senior State Prosecutor Gemma Beggs will discuss the case and key issues for prosecution and defence lawyers. Justice Vandongen will speak to the background of the case, the reasoning and jurisprudence. Ms Beggs will speak to issues relating to the application of the decision, particularly on applications that may be brought by the State, the types of directions judicial officers should give and what issues practitioners should be looking out for in light of this decision.
Further details on topics considered will be provided in due course.
Attendees will be eligible for 1 point in CA3 (Ethics and Professional Responsibility).
Proceeds from this event will go toward supporting funding Piddington's access to justice projects. These are: the Piddington PLT Fund, which supports the community legal centres (CLCs) that host Piddington PLT graduates to complete their hours required for admission; the Piddington Justice Fund for CLCs, to cover costs that they otherwise cannot meet; and, Kaartdijin, our First Nations Legal Education Fund. Thanks to your attendance, engagement and support, we are able to make annual contributions of more than $50,000 to the community through these projects.
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Practitioner ID numbers are issued by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. Information from the Board is available here. We require these to issue CPD certificates. If you do not provide us with one then we may contact you following the event.
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