"Children's Competence to Testify in Australian Courts: Implementing the Royal Commission Recommendation"

(2019) 42 University of New South Wales Law Journal 1386

Brubacher, Sonja P; Hodgson, Natalie; Goodman-Delahunty, Jane; Powell, Martine B; Westera, Nina

University of New South Wales Law Journal

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Evidence Act 2011 (ACT)	s12
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)	s12, s13, s142, s165A
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
Oaths Act 1900 (NSW)	s12, s33
Child Welfare Act 1923 (NSW)
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)	s12
Evidence Act 1977 (Qld)	s9, s9A, s9B, s9D
Evidence Act 1929 (SA)	s9
Evidence Act 2001 (Tas)	s12
Evidence Act 2008 (Vic)	s12
Evidence Act 1906 (WA)	s1, s12, s38, s59, s97, s100A, s106B, s106C

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
R v GW	[2016] HCA 6; (2016) 258 CLR 108; (2016) 328 ALR 583; 90 ALJR 407; (2016) 250 A Crim R 589	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Mar 2016	AustLII	48
R v Whittingham	(1988) 49 SASR 67	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1988	Legal Online / Westlaw	29
(1779) 1 Leach 199; 168 ER 202	(1779) 1 Leach 199; 168 ER 202		United Kingdom	circa 1779	CommonLII	28
R v Rag	[2006] NSWCCA 343	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	26 Oct 2006	AustLII	21
RJ v R	[2010] NSWCCA 263; (2010) 208 A Crim R 174	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	15 Nov 2010	AustLII	18
R v Climas	[1999] SASC 457; (1999) 74 SASR 411	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	28 Oct 1999	AustLII	17
SH v R	[2012] NSWCCA 79; (2012) 83 NSWLR 258; (2012) 222 A Crim R 43	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	3 May 2012	AustLII	13
R v French	(2012) 114 SASR 287	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 2012	Legal Online / Westlaw	12
RA v R	[2007] NSWCCA 251; (2007) 175 A Crim R 221	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Aug 2007	AustLII	11
R v Hayes	[1977] 2 All ER 288		United Kingdom	circa 1977	LexisNexis	11
R v J, Ap	(2012) 113 SASR 529	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 2012	Legal Online / Westlaw	10
RPM v R	[2004] WASCA 174	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	13 Aug 2004	AustLII	8
R v Cooper	[2007] ACTSC 74; (2007) 214 FLR 92; (2007) 175 A Crim R 94	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	10 Sep 2007	AustLII	7
GO v Western Australia	[2016] WASCA 132	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	27 Jul 2016	AustLII	6
Tikomaimaleya v R	[2017] NSWCCA 214; (2017) 95 NSWLR 315	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	1 Sep 2017	AustLII	3
R v MBT	[2012] QCA 343	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	7 Dec 2012	AustLII	3
"The future of competency testing for child witnesses"	(1991) 15 Criminal Law Journal 186	Criminal Law Journal	Australia	circa 1991	Legal Online	3
R v Peters	[1882] NSWLawRp 63; 3 LR (NSW) 455	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 Nov 1882	AustLII	3
"Interviewing Children"	(2014) 10 Annual Review of Law and Social Science 73	Annual Review of Law and Social Science		circa 2014		2
RJ v R	[2010] A Crim R 174		Australia	circa 2010	Legal Online / Westlaw	2
"The Need for Competence Tests: Queensland Judicial Perspectives on Non-Accused Child Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings, Part 1"	(2002-2003) 22 University of Queensland Law Journal 199	University of Queensland Law Journal	Australia	circa 2003	AustLII	2
Unsworn Evidence: Historical Developments and Contemporary Issues ’	(2017) 40 University of New South Wales Law Journal 1392	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2017	HeinOnline	1
"Methods to Evaluate Justice Practices in Eliciting Evidence from Complainants of Child Sexual Abuse"	(2017) 12 Newcastle Law Review 42	Newcastle Law Review	Australia	circa 2017	AustLII	1
(2014) 19 Roger Williams University Law Review 513	(2014) 19 Roger Williams University Law Review 513	Roger Williams University Law Review	United States	circa 2014	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
R v Muller	[2013] ACTCA 15; (2013) 178 ACTR 1; (2013) 7 ACTLR 296; (2013) 273 FLR 215	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	28 Mar 2013	AustLII	1
(2012) 36 (3) Law and Human Behavior 195	(2012) 36 (3) Law and Human Behavior 195	Law and Human Behavior		circa 2012	Westlaw	1
Conceptual Knowledge of Lying and Its Relation to Their Actual Behaviours: Implications for Court Competence Examinations ’	(2002) 26 (4) Law and Human Behavior 395	Law and Human Behavior		circa 2002	Westlaw	1
"Reducing Maltreated Children's Reluctance to Answer Hypothetical Oath-Taking Competency Questions"	(2001) 25 Law and Human Behavior 81	Law and Human Behavior		circa 2001	Westlaw	1
"Judicial Perceptions of Child Witness Competence"	(1996) 20 (3) Law and Human Behavior 313	Law and Human Behavior		circa 1996	Westlaw	1

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