Stoten v Sage (Examiner, Australian Crime Commission) [2005] FCA 935

Stoten v Sage (Examiner, Australian Crime Commission) [2005] FCA 935

The Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth), by its language, amendments, and legislative history, has abrogated common law spousal privilege, requiring witnesses to answer questions subject only to the Act's express exceptions—even if the answers may incriminate a spouse.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 July 2005
Procedural Posture
Application for Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
['spousal Privilege' 'privilege Against Self Incrimination' 'australian Crime Commission Examinations' 'abrogation of Common Law Privilege']
['evidence Law' 'statutory Interpretation' 'crime and Criminal Investigation'] ['spousal Privilege' 'privilege Against Self Incrimination' 'australian Crime Commission Examinations' 'abrogation of Common Law Privilege']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Judicial Review / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether there is a common law privilege against spouse incrimination' 'Whether the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth) abrogates such spousal privilege']

Ratio Decidendi

The Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth), by its language, amendments, and legislative history, has abrogated common law spousal privilege, requiring witnesses to answer questions subject only to the Act's express exceptions—even if the answers may incriminate a spouse.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the respondents' costs of the application."]