Can Employers Discriminate on the Basis of your Criminal Record?
Your criminal record will hang around long after you have done the time, paid the fine or completed any punishment a court may hand down to you. Even minor offences like being caught in possession of one ecstasy pill or...
Young Lawyers in Sydney Struggling due to Influx of Graduates
Law students used to be able to have confidence in their prospects of getting a steady job as a practising lawyer after graduation, but these days it’s a little harder. Job market figures show that there is a glut of...
Police Move On Powers Penalise the Vulnerable: Review
The results of a review undertaken by the NSW Ombudsman into police powers to move on anyone who is drunk and disorderly has revealed that vulnerable people are being unfairly penalised under the legislation. The increased powers, which were granted...
Is it ever against the Law not to Report an Alleged Crime?
The NSW police service encourages the reporting of crimes. Police rely upon community tip-offs, particularly via Crime Stoppers which is the NSW Police Force community-based initiative for crime reporting. According to the NSW Police website, Crime Stoppers has contributed to...
Police Integrity Commission – Who Polices the Police?
The police force is in place to deal with members of the community who break the law, but what happens when a police officer is suspected of a crime? The Police Integrity Commission (PIC) was set up in 1996 by...
Six Police Charged following an ICAC Investigation
The latest in a long string of ICAC investigations has surfaced in South Australia. Today’s headlines announced that six South Australian police officers were charged with serious offences and faced court today. The investigation by ICAC and the state’s anti-corruption...
ICAC Requests New Anti-Corruption Laws
According to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), current laws are not enough to prosecute public figures who are accused of protecting their own financial interests. The head of the ICAC, Megan Latham, recently requested that the Crimes Act be...
Over Policing of Indigenous Australians and the Trifecta of Charges
The Australian Human Rights Commission states that Indigenous Australians are 17.3 times more likely to be arrested than Non-Indigenous Australians. In Western Australia, the Indigenous over-representation rate is four times the national average. Indigenous people are twice as likely as...
Sydney Crime Rates Impacted by Parole, Study Suggests
Figures released recently by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) suggest that NSW crime rates, including Sydney crime rates, can be affected by whether or not those who have served their time in prison are granted parole....
Changes to Crash Reporting Requirements in NSW
The laws surrounding how and when traffic accidents should be reported have been changed, with the amended laws due to come into force on October 15. These changes, which are intended to streamline crash-reporting processes and alleviate time spent by...
