Created on: 29.07.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Charged with a Drug Offence at Splendour in the grass? Over the weekend 30,000 people ventured to Byron Bay to listen to acts such as Tame Impala, Peking Duk, Flight Facilities and Mark Ronson. With…
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Created on: 23.07.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
New laws regarding “special cautions” were introduced in September 2013, effectively removing the right to silence for those charged with serious criminal offences. s 89A of the Evidence Act NSW permits unfavourable inferences to be drawn…
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Created on: 22.07.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Increased public awareness about the issue of Domestic Violence has prompted changes to the way that Police handle domestic violence cases, with policing powers extended in order to tackle the problem from the frontline. Courts…
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Created on: 21.07.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
You’d think that once you’ve served your jail time that you’d be given a clean slate with which to start your life over. However, the truth is that a criminal record permeates most every aspect…
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Created on: 21.07.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Getting Charged and Your First Day in Court It can be an extremely stressful experience being charged with a Criminal or Traffic offence, and being required to attend Court to answer those charges. Generally, the…
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Created on: 17.07.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
All it takes is a lapse in judgment, one wrong decision at a party or an extra drink at a sporting event, to create a problem with permanent consequences. Every year, thousands of individuals put…
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Created on: 30.06.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Being charged with a criminal record may disqualify you from certain careers or job opportunities. This is because employers perform background checks on job applicants when they’re hiring. They don’t do this out of prejudice…
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Created on: 24.06.15 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Can I get a security licence with a Criminal Record? Are you looking for work in a security related industry or are already working in the field? Gaining or maintaining a position in a security…
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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: 03.03.25
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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