The word 'likelihood', when used without the qualifying phrase 'in the sense that there is a significant or real chance', means 'probable' (more than 50%), which is a higher threshold than the qualified formulation. A trial judge's omission of the qualifying words therefore disadvantages the prosecution, not the accused. However, a trial judge should always direct a jury using the full formulation from The State of Western Australia v R. The question whether the knowledge framework for possession of prohibited drugs applies identically to possession of child pornography was assumed but not decided.
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