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Brief of Evidence Template


Brief of Evidence Template follows:

  

[FILE NAME]

 

[OFFENCES]

 

[DATE OF OFFENCE]

 

BRIEF OF EVIDENCE

 

[INVESTIGATOR]

 

BRIEF COVERSHEET
 

File name:

 

AIMS reference:

 

File reference:

 

Investigator:

 

Team Leader:

 

Respondent/s:

 

Offence/s:

 

Natural Justice:

Has the suspect/s been offered the opportunity to respond to allegations?

                
Investigator: ………………………………………………...........................

Signed: ………………………Dated:…………….…………………………

              

Team Leader: ………………………………………………………………..

Signed: ………………………Dated: ……………………………………….

 

Regional Director: ……………………………………………………………

Signed: ……………………….Dated: ……………………………………….

 

Team Lawyer:

[Legal Manager to complete]

     

Investigator and Team Leader notified of allocation by Legal Manager

Legal Manager: ………………………………………………………………..

Signed: ……………………….Dated: …………………………………………

 

BRIEF INDEX

 

File name:

 

AIMS reference:

 

File reference:

 

 

 

Folio Number

Document Title

1

Brief Minute

2

Witness List

3

[letter to suspect offering record of interview]

4

[insert list of witness statements (alphabetical order)]

5

[insert list of Requirements/Notices & documents received (alphabetical order)]

6

[insert list of section 52 Notices & transcripts (alphabetical order)]

7

[insert photographs using Brief Photo Slide]

8

 

9

 

10

 

[Etc].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 BRIEF OF EVIDENCE MINUTE
 

To:

[Team Leader]

Contact Officer:

 

From:

[Investigator]

Telephone:

 

Date:

 

Fax:

 

File:

 

Location:

 

Copy:

[Regional Director, Legal Manager]

 

Subject: [NAME OF FILE]-REQUEST FOR ADVICE

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

1.     Please find enclosed a Brief of Evidence regarding [allegation in simple terms- include particulars of contraventions here specifying dates, places and persons suspected in respect of each contravention]

 

2.     [Investigator to include relevant background information relating to principle players and places of interest; e.g. head contractor, subcontractor/s, union/s, site/s, etc.]

 

SUMMARY OF EVENTS

 

3.     [On (insert date) (insert first known fact)…]

 

4.     [On (insert date) (insert second known fact etc etc)…]

 

THE INVESTIGATION

 

5.     [On (insert date) an investigation commenced.]

 

6.     [On (insert date) (insert details of steps taken in the investigation)…]

 

OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

 

7.     [Include any matters that may be of interest to internal or external legal.  E.g. competency of   witnesses, provision of natural justice, possible defences, and public interest]

 

8.     [On (insert date) (insert details of whom to, when and how suspects were provided with an opportunity to respond to allegations)]

 

REQUEST FOR ADVICE

 

8.     [Investigator should indicate the nature of the advice sought].

 

Submitted for your consideration.

 [Investigator name]

ABCC Investigator

 

BRIEF WITNESS LIST

File name:

 

AIMS reference:

 

File reference:

 

 

 

Name

Address

Phone

Evidence/ exhibits witness will prove/ produce