Legislation
See the Victorian Legislation website for the latest versions of:
Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004
Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Regulations 2015
Case Law
There is a significant body of case law relating to the Chief Examiner and the operation of the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 . Some key published decisions are linked below.
Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 offences
Contempt of the Chief Examiner
The Queen v DA & GFK (a pseudonym) [2016] VSCA
The Queen v DA (No 2) [2017] VSC
The Queen v Williams (Contempt) [2017] VSC
Murray v The Chief Examiner [2018] VSCA
The Queen v Ford (a Pseudonym) [2018] VSC
Other matters
C v Chief Commissioner of Police & Anor [2008] VSC
B C D v The Chief Examiner & Anor [2012] VSC
The Chief Examiner v Brown (a pseudonym) [2013] VSCA
Jean Ross (a Pseudonym) v The Chief Commissioner of Police and Anor [2014] VSCA 254 (17 October
Reviewed 23 March 2021