27.05.16
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…
23.05.16
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…
09.05.16
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…
23.02.16
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….
12.02.16
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…
09.11.15
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…
19.10.15
Why are arson cases on the rise in Australia? Arson is relatively a criminal offence of low incidence in comparison to other offences in Australia such as supplying or possessing a prohibited drug, or domestic…
25.09.15
Sydney’s Lockout Laws, Are they working? In January 2014, NSW introduced reforms to the NSW Liquor Act, otherwise referred to as “lockout laws” that restricts alcohol sales in an attempt to reduce violent alcohol-fueled assaults….
09.09.15
Are Police allowed to Stop you from Recording Them? In the year 2020, the relationship between police and citizens has never been more fraught. With the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement sweeping the globe…
14.11.14
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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