R v Fisher

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Jurisdiction
  3. › District Court jurisdiction
  4. › Whether District Court has jurisdiction to deal with common assault on indictment
  5. › Whether common assault under s 61 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) is an indictable offence
  6. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61
  7. › Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 8, 18, 20(2), Table 2 to Sch 1
• 1. Statutory Interpretation
  2. › Reconciliation of conflicting provisions
  3. › Whether s 8(1)(c) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) overrides s 20(2) and Table 2 to Schedule 1
  4. › Presumption against rendering provisions otiose
  5. › Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 33, 35
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal
  3. › Sentence
  4. › Parity of sentence with co-offender
  5. › Whether justifiable sense of grievance
  6. › Whether disparity explained by differences in offending
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal
  3. › Sentence
  4. › Whether sentence manifestly excessive
  5. › Approach under s 6(3) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW)
  6. › Whether some other sentence warranted in law

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