Black v R

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Neutral Citation1993-1222 HCA A,[1993] HCA 71
Year1993
Date1993
CourtHigh Court
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  • Gassy v The Queen
    • Australia
    • High Court
    • May 14, 2008
    ...11 (2005) 224 CLR 300 at 308 [18]. 12 (2005) 224 CLR 300 at 317 [44]. 13 (2005) 224 CLR 300 at 317 [44]. 14 Black v The Queen (1993) 179 CLR 44 ; [1993] 179 15 (2005) 93 SASR 454 at 467 [14]. 16 Stanton v The Queen (2003) 77 ALJR 1151 at 1157–1158 [38]; 198 ALR 41 at 50; [2003] HCA 29. 17 B......
  • AK v The State of Western Australia
    • Australia
    • High Court
    • March 26, 2008
    ...and a strong safeguard for the accused. See also Juries Act 1974 (UK), s 17 (first introduced in 1967). 104 See Black v The Queen (1993) 179 CLR 44; [1993] 179 105 In 1854 the Common Law Procedure Act, s 1, provided for trial by judge alone with the consent of the parties, and s 3 gave judg......
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  • When will the prosecution pursue a retrial in New South Wales?
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • June 30, 2022
    ...what is known as a 'Black Direction'. The Black Direction derives its name from the High Court of Australia case of Black v The Queen [1993] HCA 71; (1993) 179 CLR The Direction seeks to fulfil the utilitarian objective of producing a verdict without putting undue pressure on jurors to chan......
  • What happens if a jury cannot reach a unanimous verdict in NSW?
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • December 23, 2020
    ...what is known as a 'Black Direction'. The Black Direction derives its name from the High Court of Australia case of Black v The Queen [1993] HCA 71; (1993) 179 CLR The Direction seeks to fulfil the utilitarian objective of producing a verdict without putting undue pressure on jurors to chan......

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