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...
What Rights do Shop Assistants or Security Guards have to Search my Bag?
It is not uncommon upon leaving a store for a request to be made to check your bags, either by a security guard, or the retail staff. While being treated like a potential thief is never pleasant, do you have...
Is there a problem with corrupt lawyers in NSW?
While a good lawyer should be on your side and be advising you in your best interests, this is regrettably not always the case. Unfortunately, lawyers are not always the good guys and there are some corrupt lawyers in NSW....
Web Piracy and the Law – Are there Changes Ahead?
Australians are among the biggest illegal downloaders in the world with almost 3 million viewers visiting the top two illegal downloading internet sites in May this year. In spite of large public awareness campaigns, illegally downloading movies and television shows...
What is the law on stealing dogs and using them for fighting?
Today, most people would condemn the practice of watching animals tearing each other apart. Those who organise such gruesome events are, at law, committing a serious criminal offence. But the practice of dog baiting, or dog fighting, still lingers on...
Do Men Commit More Crimes than Women?
Men have always had a reputation for being more inclined to criminal behaviour than women, especially when it comes to committing violent offences such as assault or murder. The statistics would appear to support this, with only one fifth of...
Finders Keepers in Law – Can I Be Charged With Theft?
Finding something valuable like a sum of money is exciting, but as tempting as it might be, keeping it without taking adequate steps to locate the owner could leave you facing criminal charges. Although many people argue that there should...
Car Rebirthing in NSW
Car rebirthing, where vehicles are stolen, stripped of identifying numbers and then sold, is believed to be fairly widespread in NSW. Earlier this year, an alleged syndicate operating out of Sydney’s west was arrested and police seized 32 cars and...
NSW Criminal Court Statistics – News and Trends
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has recently released a summary of crime statistics for the March 2014 quarter. This report shows a number of interesting trends in criminal activity, sentencing and time taken to finalise court...
Driving Furiously and other Less Prosecuted Offences
Throughout history, civilisations have come up with some fairly unusual crimes and possibly even more unusual punishments. Of course, many of these are never, if ever prosecuted. In a country like Australia, where there is an abundance of laws and...
