Police Who Pre-Emptively Kill Suspected Terrorists Will Be Protected
The NSW government is set to introduce new laws by the end of this month which give police immunity for pre-emptively shooting a person they suspect of terrorism, even if that person does not pose an imminent threat to others....
No Overseas Travel for Child Sex Offenders
Australia is on the brink of introducing world-first legislation that will stop those convicted of child sex offenders from travelling overseas, in a bid to prevent offending abroad. Sex tourism has become big business globally, particularly developing nations such as...
NSW Lawyer Struck Off For Producing False Evidence
On 19 April 1996, Mark Ireland was admitted to practice as a solicitor in New South Wales. Seventeen years into his career, the lawyer engaged in professional misconduct and was struck off the roll of legal practitioners on 26 May this year....
Bosses Regularly Get Away with Ripping-Off Their Workers
A recent decision by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) highlights the leniency that is frequently afforded to employers who illegally underpay their employees. Former CDPP prosecutor Robert Corr highlights the fact that it is rare for bosses who rip-off their...
NSW Police Fail to Secure Crime Scenes When Officers Are Suspected of Serious Crimes
Crime scenes are being left unsecured in 42% of cases where NSW police are involved in death or serious injury. The failure has been detailed in a report by the Police Integrity Commission (PIC), raising concerns that crime scenes are...
Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Fails to Deter Online Drug Transactions
Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online drug marketplace Silk Road, had his life sentence confirmed by a US Federal appeals court on May 31. Mr Ulbricht, known online as Dread Pirate Roberts, created the site in 2011. In its heyday, Silk Road...
Lawyers Angry Over Immigration Minister’s Attack on Asylum Seekers
Federal Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, has once again managed to create false headlines in an attempt to further demonise asylum seekers. Many groups - from journalists, to immigration lawyers and refugee advocates – have called the Federal Minister out over...
Drug Driving Charges Are On the Rise
Back in December 2015, the NSW government announced it was tripling the amount of roadside drug testing police were carrying out annually to 97,000 tests by 2017. And not surprisingly, the amount of people being charged with drug driving has more than tripled....
Inmates May Soon Be Sent Interstate
Currently, those who are refused bail or otherwise remanded in custody in one Australian state or territory are sent to a correctional facility within that jurisdiction. But the size of our country means that inmates will sometimes be sent vast...
Ongoing Drug Supply: Factors Relevant to Sentencing
Under section 25A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), a person can be found guilty of supplying a prohibited drug on an ongoing basis if they supply, on three or more separate occasions during any period of...
