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Providing False or Misleading Information in an Application for a Search Warrant
Providing false or misleading information in an application for a search warrant is an offence under section 63 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 which carries a maximum penalty of 2 years in prison. To establish the...
The Legal Defence of Automatism in New South Wales
You are not guilty of a criminal offence if your actions were undertaken in a state of automatism, which is where you acted without consciousness of the nature of the act or exercise of choice to do the act. In...
Obstructing or Hindering Execution of Search Warrant
Obstructing or hindering the execution of a search warrant is an offence under section 52 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 that carries a maximum penalty of 2 years in prison. To establish the offence, the prosecution...
Failure to Comply with Police Direction
Failure to comply with a police direction is an offence under section 39 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 which carries a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison. To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove...
