Retrospective Legislation and the Rule of Law
Is it possible to break a law that has not yet been made? In Australia the answer is yes. Both...
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The High Court and ICAC – Media Mashup – Updated
The recent High Court decision in Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen [2015] HCA...
Read MoreHarming Australians and Retrospectivity
In the last days of the Parliament in 2013, Senator Nick Xenophon introduced a Private Members Bill to the Senate to make the “Harming Australians” offences in the Commonwealth Criminal Code retrospective. The...
Read MoreHigh Court Slams Retrospectivity – DPP v Keating [2013]
Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Keating ([2013] HCA 20) Case Summary [2013] HCASum 19 (8 May 2013) Link to Decision Kelli Keating was charged with a number of offences relating to her alleged failure to inform Centrelink...
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