Burgess, Craig (2006) Judicial immunity - right or wrong? Alternative Law Journal, 31 (1). pp. 39-40. ISSN 1037-969X
Official URL: http://www.altlj.org/
Abstract
The High Court's recent decision to strike down
criminal convictions against former Queensland chief
magistrate, Di Fingleton, because by statute she was
entitled to immunity from prosecution has excited
much public debate.
As the Dean of Law at Sydney University, Professor Ron McCallum, said in The Australian recently, not even the Prime Minister enjoys immunity from criminal liability.
It is a fair question: why should those in charge of our
courts enjoy a privilege the rest of the community is
denied?
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Awaiting copyright advice. |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Cynthia Douglass |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Business - Department of Law |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2009 03:17 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 23:15 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | judicial immunity |
| Fields of Research : | 18 Law and Legal Studies > 1801 Law > 180199 Law not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/4997 |
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