Dealing with Repeat and Dangerous Offenders
Sentencing Law The Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (the Act) is the primary legislation applicable to sentencing offenders who have committed criminal offences in New South Wales. Section 3A of the Act provides a list of the ‘purposes of sentencing’...
Is it ever ok for a man to punch a woman in the face?
In legal terms the answer is yes, as long as the man is acting in self-defence. A Magistrate has found that a young man who punched a woman unconscious outside a nightclub in the Newcastle CBD on Boxing Day, acted in...
Controlling Youth Crime: Victorian Summit May Lead to Results
Crime and youth experts have attended a Victoria Police Summit aimed at addressing issue of youth violence. The Summit was held in response to a spike in property and violent crimes - including car jackings, burglaries and larceny offences –...
Abuses of Power in Closed Institutions: A Better Way
The ABC’s exposé of abuse at Done Dale detention centre in the Northern Territory has shocked the Australian public and led Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to announce a Royal Commission into juvenile detention. Since the abuses hit the mainstream media,...
2000 Cases of Abuse on Nauru Leaked to the Media
There are growing concerns that the Federal Government has failed to address concerns about treatment of those held in off-shore detention centres, and with thousands of files detailing allegations of abuse having been leaked to the media this week, the...
Assaults On the Rise at The Star Casino
New figures released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) suggest a link between lock-out laws and an increase in violence at The Star Casino, with reported non-domestic assaults in the Pyrmont area increasing significantly since the...
‘Hey Dad Wall’ Built to Protect Robert Hughes from Faeces and Urine Attacks
67-year-old former ‘Hey Dad’ star, Robert Hughes, was convicted in Downing Centre District Court of child sex offences in May 2014. He was sentenced to a full term of 10 years and 6 months in prison, with a ‘non parole...
NSW Government May Ease Lockout Laws
Key figures in the NSW government have withdrawn support for the current regime of lockout laws, including Deputy Premier Tony Grant who believes the laws are doing more harm than good; with the closure of hundreds of businesses in the...
Man Charged with Assaulting Baby
A man was charged with ‘assault occasioning actual bodily harm’ last night after allegedly inflicting head injuries upon a 10-month old boy on a Central Coast train. Passengers were concerned after allegedly witnessing the man assault the baby several times...
Systemic Abuse of Children in NT Detention
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a Royal Commission into the abuse of children at the old Don Dale detention facility in Berrimah, outside Darwin. The inhumane practices were publicised to the nation by the ABC’s Four Corners Program, although...
