This book covers the Criminal Codes of Queensland and Western Australia and other significant state and Commonwealth legislation, together with related court decisions. The commentary and case extracts provide essential reading for students and are a convenient and authoritative reference for practitioners.
The eleventh edition has been fully revised and updated. Important recent decisions and other developments discussed in this edition include:
The new offences of coercive control and stalking
Extensions to police investigative powers
Queensland legislation on the meaning of ‘no consent’ in sexual offences and the scope of the defence of mistaken belief in consent
Provisions of the Evidence Act 2025 (WA) on the exclusion of wrongfully obtained evidence
New cases from the High Court of Australia: R v Anna Rowan (a pseudonym) [2024] HCA 9 - duress; Dayney v R [2024] HCA 22 (self-defence); McNamara v R [2023] HCA 36 (nature of adversarial process); DPP (Cth) v Kola [2024] HCA 14 (conspiracy to import a commercial amount of cocaine); HCF v R [2023] HCA 35 (conduct of juries); Brawn v R [2025] HCA 20 and MDP v R [2024] HCA 24 (appeals and miscarriages of justice)
New Queensland cases: R v Struhs [2025] QSC 10 (reckless indifference and foresight of risk); R v MDY [2024] QCA 119 (withdrawal of consent); R v DCE [2024] QCA 165 (nature of insult); R v Thrupp [2024] QCA 134 (knowledge required for an aider); R v Duncan [2025] QCA 187 (discretion to conduct a search); R v Anderson [2025] QCA 105 (admissibility of partly inaudible recording of admissions)
New Western Australia cases: SOWA v Chocolich [2024] WASC 346 (role of independent counsel when accused is unable to give instructions due to mental impairment); Li v SOWA [2025] WASCA 75 (proof of bodily injury)
Features
Clear and succinct analysis
Comprehensive coverage
Jurisdiction-specific for Queensland and Western Australian students and practitioners
Related Titles
Burton et al, LexisNexis Questions & Answers Criminal Law in Queensland and Western Australia, 3rd edition
Crofts, LexisNexis Study Guide: Criminal Law in Queensland & Western Australia, 3rd ed,ition
Devereux & Blake, Kenny Criminal Law in Queensland & Western Australia, 9th edition
Ryan et al, Carter’s Criminal Law of Queensland, 27th edition
By:
E. W. Colvin
Imprint: LexisNexis Butterworths Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 11th edition
Weight: 3.360kg
ISBN: 9780409362947
ISBN 10: 0409362948
Publication Date: 30 April 2026
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1 Introductory Matters Ch 1 The Structure of Criminal Law Ch 2 Persuasive and Evidential Burdens Part 2 Offences Ch 3 Homicide Ch 4 Murder and Manslaughter Ch 5 Assaults and Injuries Ch 6 Sexual Violence Ch 7 Property Offences Ch 8 Drug Offences Ch 9 Commonwealth Offences Part 3 Defences Ch 10 The Role and Range of Defences Ch 11 Lack of Will and Accident Ch 12 Mistake of Fact Ch 13 Ignorance of Law Ch 14 Self-Defence and Other Defensive Force Ch 15 Provocation Ch 16 Compulsion, Emergency and Medical Necessity Ch 17 Insanity, Automatism, and Diminished Responsibility Ch 18 Intoxication Part 4 Participation in Offences Ch 19 Inchoate Liability Ch 20 Secondary Liability Ch 21 Capacity to Commit Offences Part 5 Criminal Procedure Ch 22 Principles of Criminal Procedure Ch 23 Controlled Operations Ch 24 Search, Seizure, Surveillance and Identification Ch 25 Arrest, Bail and Investigative Procedures Ch 26 Questioning and Confessions Ch 27 Charges and Prosecutions Ch 28 Committals and Trials Ch 29 Verdicts Ch 30 Appeals Part 6 Consequences of Conviction Ch 31 Sentences and Other Orders
