Open Justice Return to Principles Open justice holds that court proceedings, subject to exceptional cases, must be held in public. The rationale for open justice is that it protects the rule of law and inspires public confidence in the administration of justice. ...
Open, Independent and Impartial Judiciary Return to Principles In our Australian system of government, we have a judiciary that is separated from the other arms of government (the executive and the legislature), based on a doctrine known as the separation of powers....
This article was originally published in the June 2018 edition of Lexis Nexis’ Bi-Annual Rule of Law publication – Advancing Together – Open justice: education, courts visits and the Rule of Law ‘It is well established that the principle of open...
This case note is about Smith v The Queen [2015] HCA 27 Procedural Fairness and the Facts of The Case Trial Judge’s Directions to a Jury and Majority Verdicts in Queensland Right to a Fair Trial Jury Decision Making and Interim Votes Procedural fairness is a...
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