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This page considers constitutional aspects of crime and criminal law in Australia.

Context is provided by the discussion of crime, policing and punishment in Australian law.

Two introductions are provided in Principles of Criminal Law (Pyrmont: Lawbook Co 2005) by Simon Bronitt & Bernadette McSherry and in Criminal Laws in Australia (Leichhardt: Federation Press 2006) by David Lanham, Bronwyn Bartal, Robert Evans & David Wood.

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