Exam revision v2 Flashcards
Sexual intercourse without consent
A person is guilty of an offence if they have sexual intercourse with another person:
a) Without the person’s consent; and
b) Knowing about or being reckless as to the lack of consent
Penalty: Life imprisonment
Circumstances in which a person does not consent to sexual intercourse or gross indecency include:
a. The person submits due to force, fear of force, fear of harm to themselves or any person;
b. The person is unlawfully detained;
c. The person is asleep, unconscious or so intoxicated by alcohol or other drug that they are unable to freely consent;
d. The person is incapable of understanding the sexual nature of the act;
e. The person is mistaken as to the sexual nature of the act or mistaken about the identity of the person;
f. The person mistakingly believes the act is for medical purposes
g. The person consents based on a false representation as to the nature or purpose of the act:
Force / Fear of Force
Unlawfully detained
Unconscious (asleep, intox or otherwise)
Incapable
Mistaken nature / identity
Mistaken medical
False representation nature or purpose
Sexual intercourse
- The insertion to any extent of a person’s penis into another person’s vagina, anus or mouth;
- The insertion to any extent of a part of a person’s body or other object into the vagina or anus of another person, except for the purpose of a medical procedure;
- Cunnilingus or fellatio.
3 sources of evidence in sexual assault investigation?
- Offender
- Victim
- Scene
4 types of child abuse investigations
- Physical
- Emotional
- Neglect
- Sexual
In relation to a pre-text phone call, what should you not do?
- Facilitate a call when the suspect has exercised their right to silence.
- Facilitate a call when there are orders in force (e.g bail, DVO) between the victim / witness and suspect
- Remain in the room while the conversation takes place
- Provide questions to ask
- Allow the phone to make contact with the ear piece
What can a pathologist assist with during an autopsy? List (8).
- Estimated time of death
- The cause, method and mechanism of death
- Circumstances surrounding the death
- Determining which injury was fatal
- Establishing if the deceased was dumped or dragged
- Collecting forensic evidence
- Determining whether the injuries were caused ante or post mortem
- Establishing if a sexual assault had occurred
- The intoxication of the deceased
- Determining if there is evidence of a struggle
4 Categories of fire investigation
- Incendiary
- Natural
- Accidental
- Undetermined
What are the (3) physical elements to an offence?
- Conduct
- Result of conduct
- Circumstances that result from conduct
What are the four (4) fault elements to an offence?
- Intention
- Knowledge
- Recklessness
- Negligence
Intention
(EBB)
Conduct - engage in that conduct;
Results - bring it about or aware it will happen
Circumstances - belief it will exist
Knowledge
Circumstance / result - aware that it exists or will exist
Recklessness
A person is reckless in relation to a result or circumstance if:
- they are aware that a significant risk of the result or circumstances exists
- having regard to the circumstances known to them, it is unjustifiable to take that risk.
unjustifiable = one of fact
intention or knowledge can also satisfy recklessness
Negligence
A person is negligent in relation to a physical element if the conduct involves:
- such a great falling short of the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the circumstances
- such a high risk physical element exists / will exist that the conduct merits criminal punishment
Intoxication
a) Intoxication is deemed to be voluntary unless proven otherwise
b) accused person foresaw the natural and probale consequences of conduct
Death
Irreversible cessation of circulation or brain function
Serious harm
Harm (including cumulative) that
1. endangers life or is likely to endanger life
2. is or is likely to be significant and longstanding
s149C CCA - Conduct causing death or serious harm
Substantially contributes to the death or serious harm
Manslaughter
- Person engages in conduct
- Conduct causes death of another person
- Person is reckless or negligent as to that conduct causing the death of another person
s4 CCA - Attempts to commit offences
- Intends to commit offence
- puts intention into action by some overt act
- stops short of committing the full offence
Irrelevant if the person does not complete the offence, stops because he chooses to or is stopped by other means
Irrelevant if it is impossible to complete the attempted offence
Same facts can be a completed offence and an attempt at another offence
SAFE
Scrutiny - does your decision withstand scrutiny of the people involved, the organisation, media, ombudsman?
Authorised - are you authorised by law or general order?
F - is your decision fair to you, your family, your colleagues, the other party, the organisation, the community
E - is your decision ethical and inline with the code of conduct and statement of ethics?
Critical decision
A decision that informs the direction of the investigation. Must be recorded on a critical decision log.
Prospective data
Prosepcitve data is real time call charge / reverse call charge records. Provides geographic data of the tower the phone is using
Preservation orders (2) - 107H TIA
- Historical. Teleco carrier to preserve data for the period that STARTS at the time they receive the notice and ENDS on the day they receive the notice.
- Ongoing. Telco carrier to preserve data for the period that STARTS at the time they receive the notice and ENDS at the end of the 29th day after the day after receiving the notice (30 days)
Prospective data - offence
3 or more years imprisonment
TI - types of warrants
s46 - telecommunications service warrant (a party / b party / IMEI)
s46A - named persons warrant
TI - offence
7 or more years imprisonment and serious offence as per s5D TIA
JMC declared investigation
- Homicide
- Death in custody