Peter Dutton Proposes Prison for Refusing to Provide Passwords
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has been absent from the media spotlight in recent times, ever since he contracted coronavirus. And many are asking where the man at the helm of curtailing civil liberties on a federal level has been...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 April 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: COVID-19 Highlights the Need for an Australian Bill of Rights The fact our constitution protects very few rights combined with concerns about current social control...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 April 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: COVID-19 Social Controls: ‘An Authoritarian Wet Dream In Progress’ There are fears the present ’emergency’ social control measures will ultimately be enacted into permanent legislation...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 30 March to 5 April 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Am I Guilty of a Crime if I Attempted and Failed? The Crimes Act contains a ‘catch-all’ provision relating to attempts to commit criminal offences....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 23 to 29 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Should Australia ‘Shut Down’ for 30 Days? While our PM has announced crisis support for those in dire financial situations, New Zealand will be ‘shutting...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 16 to 22 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What Does the Law Say About Self-Quarantining in NSW? Failing to self-quarantine or to comply with a specific public health order is a criminal offence...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Supreme Court Will Decide How Bushfire Donations Are Distributed Not a cent of the $51 million raised through Aussie Comedian Celeste Barber’s bushfire appeal...
The Offence of Peeping or Prying in New South Wales
A 30-year old man who was seen peering into a 13-year old girl’s bedroom window has been sentenced in Manly Local Court. Former real estate agent, Isaac Teu, was given a two-year intensive correction order which includes 400 hours of...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is a Royal Commission in Australia? We often hear the term ‘Royal Commission’. But what are their purposes? How do they work? And what...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 February to 1 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Police Officer Remains on Force Despite Being Guilty of Sexual Touching The sergeant has been suspended on full pay despite being found guilty of...
