Victorian Toll & Anor v Taha and Anor; Vic v Brookes & Anor

• 1. Statutory Interpretation
  2. › Construction of statutory provisions
  3. › Unified construction of section containing discretionary power and exceptions
  4. › Whether exceptions must be considered before exercise of primary power
  5. › Whether onus on offender to invoke exceptions
  6. › Infringements Act 2006 (Vic), s 160
• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Jurisdictional error
  3. › Inferior courts
  4. › Failure to consider statutory preconditions
  5. › Misconception of nature of jurisdiction
  6. › Whether failure to consider alternative orders constituted jurisdictional error
• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Duty to inquire
  3. › Investigative or administrative proceedings
  4. › Extent of duty on decision-maker to make inquiries of own motion
  5. › Whether duty varies with circumstances including legal representation
• 1. Human Rights
  2. › Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic)
  3. › Interpretive obligation under s 32(1)
  4. › Right to liberty (s 21)
  5. › Right to fair hearing (s 24(1))
  6. › Right to equal protection (s 8(3))
  7. › Whether Charter supports construction requiring consideration of offender's circumstances before imprisonment

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