This book, extracted from Criminal Practice and Procedure NSW (available on LexisNexis Red, as a four-volume looseleaf service and online at www.lexisnexis.com/au/legal ), provides extensive coverage of legislation and authoritative annotations by Roderick N Howie QC, a former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and Peter A Johnson, a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The 2016–2017 edition includes legislative amendments made by, inter alia: Courts and Other Justice Portfolio Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No 67, Crimes Amendment (Off-road Fatal Accidents) Act 2015 No 61, Criminal Procedure Amendment (Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot) Act 2015 No 46, Firearms and Weapons Prohibition Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No 63, Terrorism (Police Powers) Amendment (Investigative Detention) Act 2016 No 17 and more. This text is a valuable resource for any students or practitioners working in the field of auditing and assurance. It is also useful for candidates undertaking the Audit and Assurance (AAA) Module in the Chartered Accountants (CA) Program and CPA Australia’s CPA Program.