Welcome to Networked Knowledge

Author of this page: Dr Robert N Moles - "He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it" - Plato

Link to Oliver Moles Homepage

The aims of Networked Knowledge are to publish legal materials and to investigate and provide information on alleged serious miscarriages of justice

We take seriously the motto espoused by Sam Ericsson of Advocates International - "Justice is Truth in Action"

Since we started in August 2005 NetK has delivered over 3,121,000 documents to around 400,000 readers in some 200 countries.
Our annual rate of document deliveries is now over 500,000.

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If you are looking for materials on general legal topics - you will find them listed in "Library" [see left of screen]
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Book on Forensic Investigations

Bibi Sangha (Flinders University of South Australia) Professor Kent Roach (University of Toronto) and Bob Moles (Networked Knowledge) are the authors of the book Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice - The Rhetoric meets the Reality published by Irwin Law of Toronto Sept 2010. The book covers the law and cases of Australia, Britain and Canada, and is intended to be used by practitioners and students alike.

Forensic Investigations Book Homepage: Reviews and links to sources referred to in this book

National Library of Australia - entry for Dr Robert Moles

External Link: This TROVE entry at the National Library of Australia - identifies each of the books authored by Dr Moles and the various libraries in which they may be found

A Criminal Cases Review Commission for South Australian?

28 March 2012 - Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill - Sangha / Moles evidence to Legislative Review Committee
25 November 2011 - Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to Inquiry Into Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill
It states that the criminal appeal system in Ausralia fails to respect international human rights obligations in that it fails to respect the right to a fair trial and the right to a fair appeal by someone who has become a miscarriage of justice
1-2 October 2011 - Legislative Review Committee - Inquiry Into Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill - Terms of Reference

Anyone wishing to check on developments should contact the Committee Secretary at Parliament House - 08 8237 9415 or at "seclrc@parliament.sa.gov.au"
Written submissions were to be in by 25 November 2011. Oral evidence is being heard in March 2012
Otherwise you can contact the committee
The Bill and various speeches and submissions in relation to it can be seen here

LexisNexis articles

LexisNexis is a major international law publisher. We have recently published a series of articles in their NSW Bulletin to highlight the failures in Australia's current appeal procedures.

November 2011 - LexisNexis - Direct Link - Volume 8 No 12 - Sangha/Moles - Why we need a Criminal Cases Review Commission
September 2011 - LexisNexis - Direct Link - Volume 8 No 11 - Kevin Borick QC "Expert Witnesses and the Duty of Disclosure - Keogh v James: per incuriam
September 2011 - LexisNexis - Direct Link - Volume 8 No 11 - Sangha/Moles - "Post-conviction reviews in Australia - "A Degree of Intellectual Isolation"
August 2011 - LexisNexis - Direct Link - Volume 8 No 10 - Sangha/Moles - "The Right to a Fair Trial in the Context of International Human Rights Obligations"
July 2011 - LexisNexis - Direct Link - Volume 8 No 9 - Sangha/Moles - "Post-conviction reviews - Strategies for change"
May 2011 - LexisNexis - Direct Link - Volume 8 No 8 - Bob Moles - "The Law on Non-Disclosure in Australia: All Rights - No Remedies?"

Articles in The Australian newspaper

13 May 2011 - The Australian - Sangha/Moles - "Australia lags in junk forensics remedies"
1 April 2011 - The Australian - Sangha/Moles - "Non-disclosure of the facts at trial could threaten the integrity of our entire system of law and justice."

Radio and television items

28 March 2012 - CCRC and Attorney-General Interview
27 March 2012 - The Pardon and Petition of Edward Charles Splatt
2 March 2012 - Channel 7 Today Tonight (Adelaide) - Interview Dr Bob Moles and Human Rights Commission Submission
6 December 2011 - Channel 7 Today Tonight (Adelaide) - Update on the David Szach case - Transcript with link to online video
27 July 2011 - ABC Radio - 891 Mornings with Ian Henschke - Bob Moles on the Henry Keogh case
UTube link to program: 7 June 2011 - Channel 7 - Today Tonight (Adelaide) "The case of Henry Keogh"
UTube link to program: 5 June 2011 - Channel 9 - 60 Minutes "Reasonable Doubt" [the case of Henry Keogh]
15 March 2011 - ABC Radio National Law Report - Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4 interview Details of their legal appeals can be found here
3 December 2010 - ABC Radio (digital) 891 South Australia - Bibi Sangha - The need for a Criminal Review Commission
10 November 2010 - Channel 7 (Adelaide) Today Tonight program Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill
30 October 2010 - External Link: ABC Radio National Saturday Extra with Bob Moles - "Miscarriages of Justice"
18 July 2010 - External Link: ABC Radio National Background Briefing with Bob Moles "Beyond Reasonable Doubt"
General radio and tv programs list
NetK transcripts - Channel Seven Today Tonight Justice programs
Channel Seven Today Tonight Justice programs - full list of videos online

Conference presentations

The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration is the premier judidial conference in the Australasian region. Bibi Sangha and Dr Bob Moles were pleased to have been invited to give a presentation on some of the problems with Australia's criminal appeal procedures.
7-9 Sept 2011 - AIJA Conference: Bibi Sangha, Bob Moles, Australian Criminal Appeals and International Human Rights Obligations - conference paper
External link: 7-9 Sept 2011 - Australian Institute of Judicial Administration - Sydney, Australia
External Link: 8-10 March 2012 - Forensic Experts and Justice Advocates - Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Australia

Baby Deaths Report to Canadian Commission of Inquiry

2008 - South Australian Expert Report [Dr Moles, Ms Bibi Sangha] to the Ontario Commission into Paediatric Pathology Inquiry by Justice Goudge
The full report has been published by the Commission - Volume 2 Independent Research Studies chapter 7

The Harold Levy Blogspot in Toronto

Harold Levy's blogspot is the place to go for discussion of the Goudge Report
Mr Levy is a well-respected senior journalist in Toronto. He had a significant role to play in bringing the Smith problems to the attention of the public

NetK success story

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