27 Sept 2024
The coroner determined that the Next of Kin of 7 of the 39 deceased will participate, that death investigation reports have been provided to participating properly interested persons, and that the inquest is listed for 6 May 2025 with 60 days reserved, with a 3rd Pre-Inquest Review scheduled to resolve outstanding disclosure and information requests.
18 Sept 2023
The court convicted both D18 and D23 because, on the totality of admissible evidence and agreed facts, the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that each engaged in conduct that promoted or assisted the riot and had the requisite intent: D18 was dressed, equipped and fled with demonstrators before being subdued; D23 deliberately collided with an officer to free a detained protester and fled with others. The defendants' clothing, behaviour, location and reactions to police action permitted an inference of participation and intent.
28 Nov 2022
CCTV and circumstantial evidence established that the appellant intentionally joined and remained with a black‑clad group that obstructed the sushi shop’s operations; his presence, conduct and failure to leave while aware of the disruptive acts made it the only reasonable inference that he participated in the illegal assembly under s18 and the conviction is safe.
23 Mar 1994
The Court held that the agreed eyewitness account, the applicant's cautioned admission of entering with two others, and corroborating circumstantial facts that only three men were involved and were seen leaving together, provided sufficient evidence to infer the applicant's participation in the robbery; therefore no reasonable doubt existed and the conviction was upheld.