Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Prosecutions Act 1994 - SECT 49

Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction

49. Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction

It is the intention of this section to alter or vary section 85 of the
Constitution Act 1975 to the extent necessary to prevent the Supreme Court
from-

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   (b)  entertaining any proceeding in which a verdict returned by a jury on a
        trial on presentment or an order made by a court on or in connection
        with such a verdict is sought to be challenged, appealed against,
        reviewed, quashed or called in question on the ground that the making
        of the presentment was dependent on the making of a special decision
        and that the procedures prescribed by this Act with respect to the
        making of special decisions had not been complied with in relation to
        that special decision; or

   (c)  entertaining any application by a person for an order in the nature of
        prohibition, certiorari or mandamus or for a declaration or injunction
        or for any other relief in respect of a verdict returned by a jury on
        a trial on presentment or an order made by a court on or in connection
        with such a verdict on the ground referred to in paragraph (b).