Judicial Officers' Fraud and Corruption Advanced Course
Session 3: Evidence
A presentation on Evidence delivered by Chief Judge Brian Devereaux SC and Judge Vicki Loury KC, District Court of Queensland at the Advanced Judicial Officers’ Fraud and Corruption Workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu, 12-14 March, 2024.
The session included discussion about:
- Relevance
- Particulars
- Authentication
- Rule against hearsay
- Exceptions to the rule against hearsay
- Res gestae
- Confessions/admissions
- Business records
- Evidence Act 1944 (Fiji)
- Other documents
- Cross-admissibility
- Expert evidence
- Character witnesses
- Character evidence
- Hostile witnesses
- Evidence management
Readings
- PDF Case scenario (PDF, 342 KB)
- PDF Discussion questions (PDF, 172 KB)
- PDF Case scenario suggested responses (PDF, 213KB)
- YouTube Expert evidence presentation
- PDF Character evidence (PDF, 342 KB), Brian Devereaux SC, Chief Judge, District Court of Queensland, paper presented at the Advanced Judicial Officers’ Fraud and Corruption Workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu, 12-14 March, 2024.
YouTube Character evidence presentation - PDF Hostile witnesses (PDF, 563 KB), Brian Devereaux SC, Chief Judge, District Court of Queensland, paper presented at the Advanced Judicial Officers' Fraud and Corruption Workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu, 12-14 March, 2024.
YouTube Hostile witnesses presentation - PDF The admissibility of common forms of evidence in fraud/corruption trials (PDF, 401 KB), Judge VA Loury QC, District Court of Queensland, paper presented at the Advanced Judicial Officers' Fraud and Corruption Workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu, 12-14 March, 2024.
- YouTube Evidence management presentation
Important questions to ask about Evidence
- What is the purpose of the document/evidence?
- How do we authenticate documents?
- What are the general principles applying to expert, character and hostile witnesses?
Additional Resources
Important Evidence Cases (click to view)
- Ackroyd v Minister of Tourism [1986] QSC 13
- Ahern v the Queen (1988) 165 CLR 87
- Aqua-Marine Marketing Pty Ltd v Pacific Reef Fisheries (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 4)
- [2011] FCA 578
- Athans v The Queen (No 2) [2022] SASCA 70
- Asic v Rich [2005] NSWSC 471
- Baker v The Queen [2012] HCA 27
- Bevan v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 101
- Blomfield v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 978
- Butera v Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) [1987] HCA 58; (1987) 164 CLR 180
- Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21
- DPP v Selway (Ruling No 9) [2007] VSC 247
- Commissioner of Taxation v Cassaniti [2018] FCAFC 212
- FORD v THE KING [2023] SASCA 117
- Garton v Hunter [1969] 2QB 37
- Hansen Beverage Company v Bickfords (Australia) Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 406
- HML v The Queen (2008) 235 CLR 334
- Johnson v Miller 59 CLR 467
- Kamleh v The Queen [2005] HCA 2
- Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305
- National Australia Bank Ltd v Ruso and Others [1999] NSWSC 539
- Nicholls v The Queen [2005] HCA 1
- Patel v The Queen [2012] HCA 29
- Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangle Limited [2019] FCA 1662
- Pollitt v The Queen (1992) 174 CLR 558
- R v Delgado-Guerra Exparte Attorney General [2001] QCA 266
- R v Grills (1910) 11 CLR 400
- R v Masters (1992) 26 NSWLR 450
- R v Salahattin [1983] 1 VLR 521
- R v Sidi [2023] QCR 67
- Ratten v The Queen [1972] AC 378
- Rickard Constructions v Rickard Hails Moretti & Ors [2004] NSWSC 984
- Roach v Page (No. 15) [2003] NSWSC 939
- Subramaniam v DPP [1956] 1 WLR 965
- Tripodi v The Queen (1961) 104 CLR 1
- The Tubby Trout Pty Ltd and Others v Sailbay Pty Ltd and Others [1992] 42 FCR 595
- Wade v The Queen [2014] VSCA 13
- Walton v The Queen (1989) 166 CLR 283