R v Kinghorn

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Federal offences
  3. › Dishonesty offences
  4. › Representing to public official
  5. › Whether compulsorily obtained examination transcript admissible to prove representations made
  6. › Criminal Code (Cth), s 135.1(7)
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Accusatorial principle and companion rule
  3. › Application to compulsory examinations under taxation legislation
  4. › Whether principles apply pre-charge
  5. › Whether statutory disclosure provisions abrogate principles
  6. › Whether principles limit dissemination of compulsorily acquired material to investigating and prosecuting authorities
  7. › Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth), s 264
  8. › Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth), ss 3G, 355-50, 355-70, 355-175
• 1. Statutory Interpretation
  2. › Principle of legality
  3. › Secrecy provisions in taxation legislation
  4. › Exceptions to secrecy provisions
  5. › Whether general disclosure provisions authorise disclosure of compulsorily obtained examination transcripts to law enforcement
  6. › Whether accusatorial principle and companion rule limit construction of disclosure provisions
  7. › Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth), ss 3G, 355-70, 355-175
• 1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
  2. › Judicial power
  3. › Fair trial values
  4. › Whether accusatorial principle and companion rule constitutionally entrenched
  5. › Whether necessary features of exercise of judicial power under Ch III
  6. › Whether s 80 of Constitution invalidates statutory provisions permitting use of compulsorily obtained material
  7. › Constitution, s 80, Ch III

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