Peters v R
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | [1998] HCA 7,1998-0202 HCA D |
| Date | 1998 |
| Court | High Court |
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83 cases
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DPP v Bowe
...relating to an offence of dishonesty and the decision was rejected in the specific context of conspiracy to defraud in Australia ( Peters v. The Queen [1998] 192 CLR 493) and in Canada (Theroux [1993] 2 SCR 5). Furthermore, the decision in Ghosh turned on the provisions of the Theft Act 196......
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Azzopardi v R
...229BRS v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 275 at 310 per McHugh J; Green v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 334 at 397 per Kirby J; Peters v The Queen (1997) 192 CLR 493 at 554 [142] per Kirby 230 (1993) 178 CLR 217 . 231 (1997) 45 NSWLR 744 . 232 (2000) 199 CLR 620 at 634–635 [35]. 233 cf (2000) 199 CLR 6......
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The Queen v LK
...159. The difficulties of dividing the offence of conspiracy at common law into actus reus and mens rea was pointed out by McHugh J in Peters v The Queen160. As he said, the agreement which is the actus reus necessarily also includes a mental element 161: ‘At the very least, there must be an......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Deliberate, fraudulent, negligent diagnosis of mental illness and an absence of consent on admission to a mental health ward: Stewart v Hames
...[77]. 37 Above n 1, at [49]. 38 Above n 1, at [83]. 39 Above n 1, at [78]. 40 Above n 1, at [79]. 41 Above n 1, at [80]. 42 Peters v R (1998) 192 CLR 493; (1998) 151 ALR 51; [1998] HCA 7; BC9800073. 43 Above n 1, at [81]. 44 Above n 1, at [82]. 45 Above n 42. 46 Macleod v R (2003) 214 CLR 2......
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Life on the edge: an honest cheater?
...8 [1975] AC 819 9 [2017] UKSC 67 at [45]. 10 Ibid at [50]. 11 [1982] QB 1053 12 [2017] UKSC 67 at [57] 13 [1975] 1 WLR 1353 at p 1064. 14 [1998] HCA 7; 192 CLR 493. 15 [2015] QCA 155 The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice ......
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The Australian Government introduces the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crimes) Bill 2019 (Cth) targeting corporate misconduct and foreign bribery
...to the standards of ordinary people. This new definition is in accordance with the Australian High Court test in Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493. Broadening the scope of the foreign bribery offence The Bill broadens the scope of the foreign bribery offence to capture bribery conducted......
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A foreign bribery shake-up: unpacking the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019
...test for dishonesty (the Ghosh/Feely test) with the objective test for dishonesty endorsed by the High Court in Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493. Looking When it is finally passed, the 2019 Bill will be a watershed moment in Australian corporate governance for companies with a foreign ......
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8 books & journal articles
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Can Dishonesty Be Salvaged? Theft and the Grounding of the MSC Napoli
...in the Criminal Law (Hart: Oxford, 2004)ch. 4. An article in support of the decision of the Australian High Court in Peters vR(1998) 192 CLR 493 to apply a similar test to that in Feely (rather than Ghosh) isC. R. Williams, ‘The Shifting Meaning of Dishonesty’ [1999] 23 Criminal LawJournal ......
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A PURPOSIVE APPROACH TO INTERPRETING AUSTRALIA'S COMPLEMENTARY PROTECTION REGIME.
...voluntary act, if foreseen by the defendant, can infer intention. (76) See, eg, He Kaw Teh (n 72) 569 (Brennan J); Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493, 522 [68] (McHugh J); R v Crabbe (1985) 156 CLR 464, 469 (Gibbs CJ, Wilson, Brennan, Deane and Dawson JJ); Vallance v The Queen (1961) 108......
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Money for nothing, cheques for free? The meaning of 'financial advantage' in fraud offences.
...the term was used: see above Part III. (186) See above Part III(D)(2)(e). (187) [1964] AC 210. (188) [1989] AC 971. (189) R v Peters (1998) 192 CLR 493. (190) The dishonesty attaches to the obtaining, not the deception: R v Salvo [1980] VR 401; R v Love (1989) 17 NSWLR (191) Lanham, above n......
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SINGAPORE ACADEMY OF LAW ANNUAL LECTURE 2007: “AUSTRALIA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMON LAW”
...Frankland v The Queen [1987] AC 577. 12 [1999] 1 AC 82 at 90. 13 [1982] QB 1053. 14 [2002] 2 AC 164 at 171—175. 15 Peters v The Queen (1998) 192 CLR 493. 16 Macleod v The Queen (2003) 214 CLR 230. 17 (2007) 81 ALJR 1107. 18 (1874) LRA Ch App 244 at 251—252. 19 (2007) 81 ALJR 1107 at 1147, [......
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