Terms — D
8 terms starting with D — sourced from official Australian government websites
Money awarded by a court to compensate a person for loss or injury.
A person who has been charged with a criminal offence. In civil cases, the person against whom a claim is made.
A written record of evidence given by a witness.
A court hearing where the judge gives instructions about how the case is to proceed.
The process by which the prosecution provides the defence with copies of all relevant evidence.
The process by which the parties involved in a legal proceeding must inform each other of documents they have in their possession which relate to the matters in dispute.
When a court decides not to proceed with a case.
A system by which each case is allocated to a particular judge who will then see the case through to completion. In the Federal Court this is called the Individual Docket System (I…