Roundabouts in New South Wales: What are the Rules and Potential Penalties?
The New South Wales Government has invested heavily in building new roundabouts in recent years. They were originally touted as being a cost-effective way to manage traffic at intersections - cheaper to maintain than traffic lights and certainly more effective...
Magistrate Resigns Over Remarks About Sexual Assault Complainant
A Magistrate who told a sexual assault complainant that “she had put herself in the position” of being sexual assaulted and subsequently “had buyer’s remorse” has resigned following an investigation by the Judicial Commission of Victoria. The Commission ordered an...
Teenage Girls Charged with Detaining, Taunting and Brutalising Peer
Three girls aged 12, 13 and 14 have been charged with serious offences over an alleged brutal and prolonged assault of a 13-year old girl. The four girls, who are reported have been friends, were at a sleepover in Tewantin...
Commonwealth Offences Relating to Dealing in Proceeds of Crime in Australia
A Sydney lawyer has been sent to prison for 12 years over his part in the multi-million dollar Plutus Payroll tax fraud scheme. He is the sixth person to be convicted and sentenced over the fraud, which has been dubbed the...
The International War Crime of Wilful Killing in Australian Law
A former member of the elite Special Air Service (SAS) is the first Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in Australian history to be charged with the international war crime of wilful killing under Australian law. Afghanistan war veteran Oliver Schulz, is...
Victoria Moves to Ban the Nazi Salute
The tension between freedom of speech - which encompasses free expression - on the one hand, and hate speech on the other has been a topic of controversy for many years. Whereas proponents of unfettered free speech argue that a...
Can a Driver Face Penalties for a Passenger’s Use of a Mobile Phone?
Using a mobile phone while driving is one of the most common traffic offences in New South Wales, and indeed across the nation. The rules that apply to the conduct have been tightened in recent years, with the scope of...
“Robot Lawyer” Faces First Lawsuit
The creator of chatbot software dubbed “Robot Lawyer” which supplies legal information and documents purportedly tailored to the needs of clients is being sued for providing “substandard” and “poor legal advice”. United States-based legal services company, DoNotPay, was established in...
“Disgraceful” Police Officer is Allegedly at It Again
A Victorian police officer who was allowed to remain on the force after publishing private images of, and making highly offensive remarks about, former AFL coach Dani Laidley is facing yet another disciplinary hearing, this time over allegations he possessed...
Should Football Players Get Compensation for Their Injuries?
More than 60 AFL players who suffered concussion-related injuries while training or playing with the league between 1985 and 14 March, 2023 have lodged a class action against the organisation in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The players are seeking compensation...
