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Published date01 January 2013
Date01 January 2013
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1350/ijep.2013.17.2.427
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NOTICEBOARD
NOTICEBOARD
NOTICEBOARD
Law reform
Jury directions—Australia
The Victorian Bar has applauded a new Bill designed to improve jury directions.
New laws to make the directions given to juries shorter and less
complex are being introduced to the Victorian Parliament, based on
the recommendations of the Victorian Law Reform Commission’s
2009 report, Jury Directions, as well as those of other legal bodies.
The reforms will allow judges to answer juries’ questions about the
meaning of ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’, simplify the way that
judges explain to juries what they need to decide in reaching their
verdict, and ensure that judges summarise the evidence succinctly. It
is hoped that the bill will make criminal trials shorter and reduce the
number of appeals.
Taken from <http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/news/new-jury-directions-bill-
introduced-parliament>. See also media release, available at <http://www.premier.
vic.gov.au/images/stories/documents/mediareleases/2012/December/121213_Clar
k_-_New_laws_to_simplify_jury_directions.pdf>.
Jury Directions Bill 2012 available at <http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/resources/
9163a329-d2f5-498d-aaad-a5ab75e61bd5/introductoryjurydirectionsbill2012.pdf>.
Jury Directions Bill 2012 Explanatory Memorandum available at <http://www.
justice.vic.gov.au/resources/36f12f87-4b18-4ee5-bce4-adbf7abe0b10/jurydirections
bill2012explanatorymemorandum.pdf>.
doi:10.1350/ijep.2013.17.2.427
214 (2013) 17 E&P 214–220 THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE & PROOF

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