Created on: 01.05.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Considerations for Defendants Suffering from Mental Conditions Under section 32 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW), an accused whom the court deems as a sufferer of a mental condition or a mental…
Created on: 13.01.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25
If you are approached by a police officer and asked to submit to a search, you can either consent or refuse a search. If you consent, remember to ask the officer for the reason of…
Created on: 15.11.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Refusing to submit to a roadside breath test or a breath analysis at the police station is a criminal offence in NSW and these offences carry harsh penalties. When can police request a breath…
Created on: 11.08.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
Abortion- The Push for Legalisation in NSW Women are still undergoing painful, humiliating and dangerous experiences to end unwanted pregnancies. According to the World Health Organization 47,000 women around the world die from unsafe abortions…
Created on: 27.05.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Consorting- When it’s a criminal offence to associate with a Criminal An ABC News article posted yesterday reveals that Freedom of Information documents requested by Greens MP David Shoebridge showed 8,556 consorting warnings were issued…
Created on: 23.05.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
The “Gay Panic” Defence- A Defence to Murder The ‘gay panic’ defense – still being used in Australia today. Just as gay people are winning the fight for equality and acceptance in many places around…
Created on: 09.05.16 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Private Prosecutions- How Can I Charge Someone With a Crime? What happens if someone has perpetrated an offence against you but the police or the public prosecutor is not willing to prosecute the offender? Or…
Created on: 23.02.16 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Can I travel overseas with a criminal record? Travel is great. You can see the world, widen your horizons, meet new and interesting people. If you have the opportunity to travel then you absolutely should….
Created on: 12.02.16 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Getting Prisoners to Quit- The New Smoking Ban in NSW Jails In August 2015, the NSW Government implemented a smoking ban in all prisons. Despite valid health reasoning supporting the ban, the side effects associated…
Created on: 09.11.15 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Provocation: A Partial defence to Murder In June 2012 Chamanjot Singh took a box cutter and slit his wife Manpreet Kaur’s throat numerous times killing her. He claimed that he was provoked by the victim’s…
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