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Key decisions

  • The King v ZT [2025] HCA 9
  • Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J Hutchinson Pty Ltd; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union [2025] HCA 10
  • Stuart v South Australia [2025] HCA 12

CRIMINAL LAW

Appeal – recorded evidence

In The King v ZT [2025] HCA 9 (2 April 2025), the High Court allowed an appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW.

The accused was charged with murder. The principal evidence was alleged admissions recorded via telephone intercepts and police interviews.

These recordings were played to the jury and tendered as exhibits. The accused was convicted and appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal on the grounds the conviction was unreasonable or could not be supported by the evidence.

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