A trial judge who refuses a jury's request for a transcript of evidence must inform the jury of their ability to have relevant passages read aloud; failure to do so constitutes an irregularity. A direction on s 24 of the Criminal Code (Qld) that asks whether a reasonable person would have held the belief, rather than whether the accused's own belief was reasonable, is a misdirection that assimilates criminal responsibility to civil negligence. The proviso under s 668E(1A) will not be applied where the misdirection affects the jury's assessment of credibility and conflicting testimony, because the appellate court is at a disadvantage in substituting its own assessment.
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