MURPHY v OBST and ORS2 VR 613
Appeal - Costs - Criminal trial - New trial ordered after conviction quashed - Proceedings discontinued - Whether accused entitled to costs indemnity - Extent of indemnity - Whether indemnity for costs of first trial - Whether indemnity limited to costs of first trial thrown away - Appeal Costs Act 1964 (No 7117) s18(1).
Statutes - Interpretation - Legislative intention - Purposive approach - Use of extrinsic materials - Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (No 10096) s35.