Criminal Law in Queensland and Western Australia: Cases and Commentary, 11th edition

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