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VCE Stuff => VCE Business Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Legal Studies => Topic started by: r.spiroski on September 02, 2013, 11:28:36 am
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The Study design states that we need to know Criminal pre-trial procedures and their purposes, including bail and remand and committal hearings
The thing that is confusing me is my textbook as it goes into extensive detail about several steps of Committal Proceedings such as the hand-up breif, special mention hearing, committal mention hearing, filing hearing, compulsory examination hearing, committal case conference etc.... So do we need to know all of these, or only bail/remand/ and the committal HEARING specifically
thanks in advanced
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The Study design states that we need to know Criminal pre-trial procedures and their purposes, including bail and remand and committal hearings
The thing that is confusing me is my textbook as it goes into extensive detail about several steps of Committal Proceedings such as the hand-up breif, special mention hearing, committal mention hearing, filing hearing, compulsory examination hearing, committal case conference etc.... So do we need to know all of these, or only bail/remand/ and the committal HEARING specifically
thanks in advanced
Hi, those knowledge are optional.
You generally don't need to know the specific stages of the committal stage (according to my teacher). But you should know some processes so you can evaluate criminal pre-trial procedures more effectively.
Ie. hand-up brief allows fair and unbiased hearings because parties are aware of evidence against them. Ie, no one is charged when they aren't aware of charges against them.
Committal mention hearing/committal case conference helps timely resolution. Clarifies issues before trial, saving time.
Committal hearing helps achieve timely resolution as it provides a "filter" so weak cases are not sent to trial.