![](space.gif) Index
![Expand](plus.gif) Victorian Criminal Charge Book
![](space.gif) Part 1: Preliminary Direction
![](space.gif) 1.1 – Introductory Remarks
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.2 – Jury Empanelment
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.3 – Selecting a Foreperson
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.4 – The Role of Judge and Jury
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.5 – Decide Solely on the Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.6 – Assessing Witnesses
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.7 – Onus and Standard of Proof
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.8 - Separate Consideration
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.9 - Alternative verdicts
![Expand](plus.gif) 1.10 – Trial Procedure
![](space.gif) 1.11 - Consolidated preliminary directions
![](space.gif) Part 2: Directions in Running
![Expand](plus.gif) 2.1 - Views
![Expand](plus.gif) 2.2 - Providing Documents to the Jury
![Expand](plus.gif) 2.3 – Other Procedures for Taking Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 2.4 – Unavailable witnesses
![Expand](plus.gif) 2.5 – Witness invoking Evidence Act 2008 s128
![](space.gif) Part 3: Final Directions
![](space.gif) 3.1 - Directions Under Jury Directions Act 2015
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.2 - Overview of Final Directions
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.3 - Review of the Role of the Judge and Jury
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.4 - Review of the Requirement to Decide Solely on the Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.5 - Review of the Assessment of Witnesses
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.6 - Circumstantial Evidence and Inferences
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.7 - Review of the Onus and Standard of Proof
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.8 - Review of Separate Consideration
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.9 - Judge’s Summing Up on Issues and Evidence
![](space.gif) 3.10 - Alternative Verdicts
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.11 - Unanimous Verdicts and Extended Jury Unanimity
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.12 - Taking Verdicts
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.13 - Perseverance and Majority Verdict Directions
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.14 - Intermediaries and ground rules explained
![Expand](plus.gif) 3.15 - Concluding Remarks
![](space.gif) 3.16 - Consolidated final directions
![](space.gif) Part 4: Evidentiary Directions
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.1 - The Accused as a Witness
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.2 - Child Witnesses
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.3 - Character Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.4 - Prosecution Witness's Motive to Lie
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.5 - Confessions and Admissions
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.6 - Incriminating Conduct (Post Offence Lies and Conduct)
![](space.gif) 4.7 - Corroboration (General Principles)
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.8 - Delayed Complaint
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.9 - Prosecution Failure to Call or Question Witnesses
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.10 - Defence Failure to Call Witnesses
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.11 - Failure to Challenge Evidence (Browne v Dunn)
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.12 - Identification Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.13 - Opinion Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.14 - Previous Representations (Hearsay, Recent Complaint and Prior Statements)
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.15 - Silence in Response to People in Authority
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.16 - Silence in Response to Equal Parties
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.17 - Tendency Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.18 - Coincidence Evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.19 - Other forms of other misconduct evidence
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.20 - Unfavourable Witnesses
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.21 - Unreliable Evidence Warning
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.22 - Criminally Concerned Witness Warnings
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.23 - Prison Informer Warnings
![](space.gif) 4.24 - Word Against Word Cases
![Expand](plus.gif) 4.25 - Alibi
![](space.gif) Part 5: Complicity
![](space.gif) 5.1 - Overview
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.2 - Statutory Complicity (From 1/11/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.3 - Joint Criminal Enterprise (Pre-1/11/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.4 - Extended Common Purpose (Pre-1/11/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.5 - Aiding, Abetting, Counselling or Procuring (Pre-1/11/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.6 - Assist Offender
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.7 – Commonwealth Complicity (s 11.2)
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.8 – Commonwealth Joint Commission (s 11.2A)
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.9 - Innocent Agent (Victorian Offences)
![Expand](plus.gif) 5.10 - Commission by Proxy (Commonwealth offences)
![](space.gif) Part 6: Conspiracy, Incitement and Attempts
![Expand](plus.gif) 6.1 - Conspiracy to Commit an Offence (Victoria)
![Expand](plus.gif) 6.2 - Conspiracy (Commonwealth)
![Expand](plus.gif) 6.3 - Incitement (Victoria)
![Expand](plus.gif) 6.4 - Attempt (Victoria)
![](space.gif) Part 7: Victorian Offences
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.1 - General Directions
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.2 - Homicide
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.3 - Sexual Offences
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.4 - Other Offences Against the Person
![Collapse](minus.gif) 7.5 - Dishonesty and Property Offences
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.1 - Theft
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.2 - Robbery
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.3 - Armed Robbery
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.4 - Burglary
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.5 - Aggravated Burglary
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.6 – Home Invasion
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.7 – Aggravated Home Invasion
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.8 – Carjacking
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.9 – Aggravated Carjacking
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.10 - Handling Stolen Goods
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.11 - Recent Possession
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.12 - Obtaining Property By Deception
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.13 - Obtaining a Financial Advantage By Deception
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.14 - Making or Using a False Document
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.15 - Blackmail
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.16 - Criminal Damage
![Collapse](minus.gif) 7.5.17 - Criminal Damage Intending to Endanger Life
![](space.gif) 7.5.17.1 - Charge: Criminal Damage Intending to Endanger Life
![](space.gif) 7.5.17.2 - Checklist: Criminal Damage Intending to Endanger Life
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.18 - Criminal Damage With a View to Gain
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.19 - Arson
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.20 - Arson Causing Death
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.5.21 - Intentionally or Recklessly Causing a Bushfire
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.6 - Drug Offences
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.7 – Occupational Health and Safety
![Expand](plus.gif) 7.8 - Offences against justice
![](space.gif) Part 8: Victorian Defences
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.1 - Statutory Self-Defence (From 1/11/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.2 - Statutory Self-Defence (Pre - 1/11/14) and Defensive Homicide
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.3 - Common Law Self-Defence
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.4 - Mental Impairment
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.5 - Statutory Intoxication (From 1/11/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.6 - Statutory Intoxication (23/11/05 - 31/10/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.7 - Common Law Intoxication
![](space.gif) 8.8 - Automatism
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.9 - Statutory Duress (From 1/11/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.10 - Statutory Duress (23/11/05 - 31/10/14)
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.11 - Common Law Duress
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.12 - Provocation
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.13 - Suicide Pact
![Expand](plus.gif) 8.14 - Powers of arrest
![](space.gif) 8.15 - Police search and seizure powers without a warrant
![](space.gif) Part 9: Commonwealth Offences
![Expand](plus.gif) 9.1 - Commonwealth Drug Offences
![Expand](plus.gif) 9.2 - People Smuggling (Basic Offence)
![Expand](plus.gif) 9.3 - People Smuggling (5 or More People)
![Expand](plus.gif) 9.4 - Use of carriage service for child pornography material
![](space.gif) Part 10: Unfitness to Stand Trial
![](space.gif) 10.1 – Investigations into Unfitness to Stand Trial
![Expand](plus.gif) 10.2 – Special Hearings
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