Created on: 22.06.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
There is a new worrying trend affecting New South Wales schools, with drug related offences at an all time high since data began being recorded in 2003 according to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics…
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Created on: 11.06.15 | Updated on: 05.09.25
If you are stopped by the police, they are not allowed to search your vehicle unless they have good reason to suspect that you or anyone in your vehicle may be in possession of an…
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Created on: 30.03.15 | Updated on: 06.09.25
What is a Show Cause Bail application? Following the release to bail in many high-profile offenders, and following the tragedy of the Lindt Siege, strict bail laws have been rushed through to ensure that more…
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Created on: 08.01.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
THE FINAL CRIMES OF MAN HARON MONIS On the morning of15 December 2014 Man Haron Monis, a 50 year old man believed to have been armed with a pump-action shotgun, entered the Lindt Café in…
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Created on: 03.12.14 | Updated on: 03.03.25
What are my chances at getting a Section 10? First offenders: What are my chances if it is my first offence? If it is your first criminal or traffic offence, the chances of getting a…
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Created on: 20.11.14 | Updated on: 03.03.25
When will compensation orders be made in criminal cases? A compensation order can sometimes be made in criminal cases to provide relief to the victim of a crime. Compensation orders made require that the offender,…
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Created on: 18.11.14 | Updated on: 03.03.25
What are mitigating circumstances? Mitigating circumstances are matters that the court can take into account in determining the appropriate sentence of an offender in sentence proceedings. Mitigating circumstances therefore can be taken into account…
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Created on: 17.11.14 | Updated on: 03.03.25
What are the different types of conditions of a good behaviour bond? What is a good behaviour bond? A good behaviour bond is a court order requiring an offender to enter into an agreement…
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Created on: 16.11.14 | Updated on: 03.03.25
What is the penalty for Perjury? Perjury: Lying in Court Perjury is a charged where the prosecution allege that you: Made a statement on oath; That statement was made in or in connection with…
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Created on: 14.11.14 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Making an application for bail pending appeal Will I go straight to jail if I am sentenced to jail? Yes. If the sentencing Magistrate or Judge determines that no option other than full…
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