Beckett v New South Wales

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
JudgeFrench CJ,Hayne,Crennan,Kiefel,Bell JJ.,Gageler J.
Judgment Date08 May 2013
Neutral Citation2013-0508 HCA C,[2013] HCA 17
Docket NumberS144/2012
CourtHigh Court
Date08 May 2013
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  • NSW Government Bulletin - 22 May 2013
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 24 May 2013
    ...be taken against the accused under s.7(2)b of the DPP Act 1986 (NSW). In the media Roseanne Beckett v the State of New South Wales [2013] HCA 17 The High Court of Australia has handed down a landmark decision overruling a previous High Court decision from nine decades ago. In its decision i......
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