Supplementary advice on proposed Criminal Cases Review Commission model - Redacted [pdf, 319 KB]
...recommending this approach are set out below. We consulted on a proposed test informed by core constitutional principles and overseas experience 21. The CCRC’s primary function will be to refer any conviction or sentence in a criminal case back to the appeal courts where it considers a miscarriage of justice might have occurred. This will replace section 406 of the Crimes Act 1961, under which the referral power is currently exercised by the Governor-General on Ministerial advice....