Wells, Robert Clifford v Stillman, Andrew and Magistrates' Court of Victoria [2020] VSC 51

JUDICIAL REVIEW - Validity of a charge - Whether failure to provide adequate particulars in a charge - Charge of accessing 'police information' without reasonable excuse - Order 56 - Certiorari to quash decision of Magistrate dismissing application to invalidate charge - Declaration sought that charge is invalid - Invalidity established - Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic) sch 1, cl 1-3 - Victoria Police Act 2013 (Vic) s 227(1) - Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority [2015] VSCA 344; John L Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW) (1987) 163 CLR 508 considered - Southgate Management Ltd v Nitschke [2018] VSC 236 discussed.