The Criminal Offence of Coercive Control in New South Wales
A Bill has passed both houses of the New South Wales parliament which makes it a discrete criminal offence punishable by up to 7 years in prison for a current or former intimate partner to exert coercive control over another....
The Workplace Offence of Engaging in Discriminatory Conduct for a Prohibited Reason in NSW
Australia’s most famous airline is in Downing Centre District Court this week, facing criminal charges after it allegedly dismissed a worker for raising concerns about contracting Covid-19 from aircraft arriving from China at the start of the pandemic. Qantas has...
“In India, We’re All Advocates”: Photographs of the Legal System in Guwahati, Assam
Lawyers are called ‘advocates’ in India, they’re called ‘attorneys’ in the US, and so-called ‘solicitors’ in Australia are now in the courts daily, so why does there remain a distinction between ‘solicitors’ and ‘barristers’. Sydney Criminal Lawyers bumped into a...
Queensland Police to Get Random Stop and Search Powers
Subject to limited exceptions such as at airports and during certain events, Australian law enforcement agencies are required to have a suspicion on reasonable grounds that a person has committed, or is committing, an offence, or that other dangerous circumstances...
The Offence of Reckless Driving in New South Wales
A man allegedly detected driving at 170km/h over the speed limit has had his licence suspended on-the-spot and charged with driving furiously, recklessly, or in a manner or at a speed dangerous to the public; which is also known as...
Criminal Assets Recovery Orders in New South Wales
What would you do if three quarters of a million dollars unexpectedly appeared in your bank account? Perhaps you’d let the bank know in the hope that the money would be returned to the right place. Or maybe you’d take...
The Offence of Importing a Commercial Quantity of Border Controlled Drugs into Australia
In an operation involving law enforcement agencies from several countries, a commercial quantity of liquid methamphetamine concealed in containers marked as ‘A Be Coco Coconut Water’ and allegedly headed for New South Wales has been seized in Hong Kong. ...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Attempted Murder in New South Wales
A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly holding a New South Wales police sergeant’s head under water in a creek. It is further alleged that the man, 33-year old Ronald Charles Canning from Queensland, only stopped holding...
The Offence of Sexual Intercourse Without Consent in New South Wales
A Sydney pharmacist convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager who was seeking the ‘morning-after pill’ has had his pharmaceutical licence revoked. Mr Hany Ibrahim pleaded guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent in the NSW District Court last...
Criminal Defence Lawyers to Get Better Protections Against Harassment, Intimidation and Reprisals
New laws have been introduced to New South Wales Parliament which will give defence lawyers similar protections to those that prosecutors, magistrates, judges, complainants, witnesses and jurors already have in our state. Introduced to parliament on 19 October 2022, the Crimes...
