- Review of Section 409B of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

[1998] NSWLRC 87

New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Australia - New South Wales

Legislation Cited

s9, s19, s66, s217, s219, s221, s223, s227, s425, s429, s435

Legislation Name	Provision
Evidence Act 1971 (ACT)
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)	s23, s41, s97, s98, s101, s102, s103, s106, s130, s135, s138, s159
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)	s4, s8, s23, s24, s29, s61I, s61J, s61K, s66A, s66B, s66C, s66D, s66F, s73, s78A, s78B, s80A, s86, s87, s128, s154, s159, s213, s578A
Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW)	s5A, s5F, s6, s8, s23
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW)	s4, s31, s32
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW)	s9
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)	s126B, s126G, s126L
Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW)	s21
Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW)	s10, s12A
Crimes (Amendment) Act 1989 (NSW)
Crimes (Sexual Assault) Amendment Act 1981 (NSW)
Crimes (Personal and Family Violence) Amendment Act 1987 (NSW)
Evidence Amendment (Confidential Communications) Act 1997 (NSW)
Justices Act 1902 (NSW)
Victims Rights Act 1996 (NSW)	s41, s48E
Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Act 1983 (NT)	s4, s5, s7, s11
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978 (Qld)	s4
Evidence Act 1929 (SA)	s54, s57
Crimes (Rape) Act 1991 (Vic)
Evidence Act 1958 (Vic)
Rape Offences (Proceedings) Act 1976 (Vic)
Evidence Act 1906 (WA)	s36A, s36B, s36BA, s36BC, s56, s59
Evidence Amendment Act 1987 (WA)
Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981	s3
Evidence Act 1908

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s) †	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
Palmer v R	[1998] HCA 2; (1998) 193 CLR 1; (1998) 151 ALR 16; (1998) 72 ALJR 254; (1998) 96 A Crim R 213; [1998] 1 Leg Rep C16	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Jan 1998	AustLII	459
"Good Reasons for Gagging the Accused"	(1997) 20 University of New South Wales Law Journal 311	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 1997	AustLII	1
R v Kennedy	(1997) 94 A Crim R 341		Australia	circa 1997	Legal Online / Westlaw	34
R v Lock	(1997) 91 A Crim R 356		Australia	circa 1997	Legal Online / Westlaw	121
R v Ah	(1997) 42 NSWLR 702; 98 A Crim R 71		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	136
R v G	(1997) 42 NSWLR 451		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	14
R v Lockyer	(1996) 89 A Crim R 457		Australia	circa 1996	Legal Online / Westlaw	235
R v Ecker	(1995) 96 CCC (3d) 161		Canada	circa 1995		1
R v Dimian	(1995) 83 A Crim R 358		Australia	circa 1995	Legal Online / Westlaw	13
"Consent, Credibility, and the Constitution : Evidence Relating to a Sex Offense Complainant ’ s Past Sexual Behaviour"	(1995) 44 Catholic University Law Review 709	Catholic University Law Review	United States	circa 1995	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	3
R v Hawes	(1994) 35 NSWLR 294		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1994	LexisNexis AU	42
"Her sexuality as indicative of his innocence: the operation of New Zealand's Rape Shield Provision"	(1994) 18 Criminal Law Journal 321	Criminal Law Journal	Australia	circa 1994	Legal Online	4
"Sexual History Evidence – The Ravishment of Section 2"	[1993] Criminal Law Review 3	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1993	Westlaw	1
"Rape Shield Laws: Do They Shield the Children?"	(1993) 78 Iowa Law Review 753	Iowa Law Review	United States	circa 1993	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
M v R	(1993) 67 A Crim R 549		Australia	circa 1993	Legal Online / Westlaw	19
B v Gould	(1993) 67 A Crim R 297		Australia	circa 1993	Legal Online / Westlaw	35
R v Morgan	(1993) 30 NSWLR 543; 67 A Crim R 526		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1993	LexisNexis AU	33
R v Beserick	(1993) 30 NSWLR 510; 66 A Crim R 419		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1993	LexisNexis AU	203
"The times are changing back"	(1993) 4 Polemic 12	Polemic	Australia	circa 1993	AustLII	2
Dietrich v R	[1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292; (1992) 109 ALR 385; (1992) 67 ALJR 1; 64 A Crim R 176	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Nov 1992	AustLII	1607
Urban Transport Authority of NSW v Nweiser	(1992) 28 NSWLR 471		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	329
Michigan v Lucas	500 US 145; 114 L Ed 2d 205; 111 SCt 1743	United States Supreme Court	United States	20 May 1991	WorldLII	57
Natta v Canham	[1991] FCA 470; (1991) 32 FCR 282; (1991) 104 ALR 143	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Oct 1991	AustLII	39
R v Seaboyer	[1991] 2 SCR 577; (1991) 83 DLR (4th) 193	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	circa 1991		50
Jago v District Court (NSW)	[1989] HCA 46; (1989) 168 CLR 23; 87 ALR 577; 41 A Crim R 307; (1989) 63 ALJR 640; (1989) 168 CLE 23	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Oct 1989	AustLII	1624
"United States v Shaw: What Constitutes an ‘ Injury ’ under the Federal Rape-Shield Statute?"	(1989) 43 University of Miami Law Review 947	University of Miami Law Review	United States	circa 1989	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
R v White	(1989) 18 NSWLR 332; 46 A Crim R 251		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1989	LexisNexis AU	23
R v McGarvey	(1987) 10 NSWLR 632; 34 A Crim R 119		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1987	LexisNexis AU	14
"Shielding Rape Victims in the State and Federal Courts: A Proposal for the Second Decade"	(1986) 70 Minnesota Law Review 763	Minnesota Law Review	United States	circa 1986	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	9
R v Daniels	[1986] 2 NZLR 106		New Zealand	circa 1986	LexisNexis	14
R v McClintock	[1986] 2 NZLR 99		New Zealand	circa 1986	LexisNexis	28
"Rape Shield Statutes: Constitutional Despite Unconstitutional Exclusions of Evidence"	[1985] Wisconsin Law Review 1219	Wisconsin Law Review	United States - Wisconsin	circa 1985	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	3
"The Relevance of Sexual History Evidence in Rape: Problems of Subjective Interpretation"	[1985] Criminal Law Review 769	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1985	Westlaw	1
Gregory v R	[1983] HCA 24; (1983) 151 CLR 566; 48 ALR 427; 10 A Crim R 234; 57 ALJR 629	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1983	AustLII	19
R v Konkin	[1983] 1 SCR 388			circa 1983		2
R v Viola	[1982] 3 All ER 73; [1982] 1 WLR 1138; 75 Cr App R 125		United Kingdom	circa 1982	LexisNexis	18
Barton v R	[1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75; 32 ALR 449; (1981) 55 ALJR 31	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Dec 1980	AustLII	697
R v Forsythe	[1980] 2 SCR 268			circa 1980		7
R v Mills	(1979) 68 Cr App R 327		United Kingdom	circa 1979	LexisNexis	3
"Admissibility of sexual history evidence and allegations in rape cases"	(1979) 53 Australian Law Journal 817	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1979	Legal Online	4
R v Zorad	[1979] 2 NSWLR 764		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1979	LexisNexis AU	23
R v Lawrence	[1977] Crim LR 492		United Kingdom	circa 1977	Westlaw	5
DPP v Morgan	[1975] UKHL 3; [1976] AC 182; [1975] 2 All ER 347; (1975) 61 Cr App R 136	House of Lords	United Kingdom	30 Apr 1975	BAILII	221
R v Krausz	(1973) 57 Cr App R 466		United Kingdom	circa 1973	LexisNexis	6
R v Bashir	(1969) 54 Cr App R 1		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis	1
Stokes v R	[1960] HCA 95; (1960) 105 CLR 279; [1961] ALR 319; 34 ALJR 422	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 1960	AustLII	58
People v Makela	383 NW2d 270		United States	circa 1979		1
People v Hackett	365 NW2d 120; 421 Mich 328		United States	circa 1979		4
cf People v Arenda	330 NW2d 814		United States	circa 1979		2
People v Mikula	269 NW2d 195; 84 Mich App 108		United States	circa 1979		5
Charter of Rights and Freedoms	21 CR (4th) 223		Canada	circa 1979		1

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