Cleland v Major
[2002] QDC 195
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Cleland v Major[2002] QDC 195
Cleland v Major[2002] QDC 195
DISTRICT COURT OF QUEENSLAND
CITATION: | Cleland v Major [2002] QDC 195 |
PARTIES: | Jessu Allan CLELAND – Applicant AND Fiona MAJOR – Respondent |
FILE NO/S: | 129/01 |
DIVISION: | District Court |
PROCEEDING: | Application for criminal compensation |
ORIGINATING COURT: | District Court at Townsville |
DELIVERED ON: | 26 June 2002 |
DELIVERED AT: | Townsville |
HEARING DATES: | 30 May and 3 June 2002 |
JUDGE: | CF Wall QC DCJ |
ORDER: | Respondent pay compensation to the applicant of $3,000 Respondent pay applicant’s cost of adjournment Applicant’s solicitors repay cost of adjournment to applicant |
CATCHWORDS: | CRIMINAL LAW – COMPENSATION – application for criminal compensation – grievous bodily harm with intent – ss 24(3) and 25(7) Criminal Offence Victims Act – conduct of applicant contributing to injury – applicant’s compensation reduced by 80% COSTS – ADJOURNMENT – wh s 31 Criminal Offence Victims Act precludes order for costs of adjournment LEGAL PRACTIONERS – QUALIFICATIONS AND ADMISSION – SOLICITORS – wh interstate solicitor not admitted in Queensland can be solicitor on the record with address for service in Queensland. |
CASES JUDICIALLY CONSIDERED: | Buckland v Estate of Kennedy (2000) QSC 337 Re Hondros (1973) WAR 1 South Australia v Nguyen (1991) 57 SASR 252 South Australia v Abdul-Ghani (1997) 93 A Crim R 259 Parker v The Queen (1964) 111 CLR 665 Stannard v Lane (2000) QSC 086 Zalcove and McKenna v Jones (2001) QSC 44 Elders Trustee and Executor Company Ltd. v Estate of Howard (1996) 111 NTR 25 Maggbury Pty Ltd & Anor v Hatele Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (2001) QSC 078 |
STATUTES JUDICALLY CONSIDERED: | Criminal Offence Victims Act ss 24(3), 25(7) s 31 Uniform Civil Procedrue Rules r 17, 31, 32(2), 708, 714, 987(2), 993 Queensland Law Sociaty Act ss 38, 39 |
COUNSEL: | Mr P. Brown for the applicant Mr T. Betts for the respondent |
SOLICITORS: | Legal Aid Queensland for the applicant Guides & Elliott as Town Agents for Collaery & Colquohoun for the repondent. |