When directing a jury on the defence of emergency under s 25 of the Criminal Code (WA), the trial judge must correctly identify the specific question for the jury on each individual condition of the defence, not merely state the correct general approach to onus. Multiple errors in the specific directions, even if the general directions are correct, may have a compounding effect giving rise to a real risk of erroneous reasoning and a miscarriage of justice.
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