The Importance of Terminology: Paedophile vs Child Sex Offender vs Minor Attracted Person
Police in Scotland have come under fire for a recent report which referred to child sexual offenders as “minor-attracted people”, or MAPs. The term was used in the nation’s Chief Constable Iain Livingstone in his annual report, and has been met...
No Crime, No Time: ISJA’s Dave Pollock on Reforming Victoria’s Harsh Bail Regime
The impacts of harsh bail laws have been increasingly raised over recent years, as state governments have tightened them. Indeed, last year saw NSW impose an unworkable prohibition on granting bail to those convicted, prior to their “likely” sentencing, unless exceptional circumstances...
Pell’s Passing Marks Justice Unserved and Exposes the Power of a Corrupt Church
The 10 January death of George Pell left many with a bad taste in their mouths. A former archbishop of both the Melbourne and Sydney archdioceses, Pell represented to many, the corrupting effect of power and the ability it gives...
Australia Continues to Stall on Human Rights, Finds Annual HRW Report
Former Australian PM Scott Morrison was still in office last January, which saw him, in conjunction with recently dethroned US president Donald Trump and then Brazilian head of state Javier Bolsonaro, considered to be amongst the world’s top three climate policy criminals....
Robot Lawyer Set to Argue First Case
Welcome to 2023, a time when advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have come so far that a robot lawyer is ready to argue its first cases in a real courtroom. Artificial intelligence developed by startup company DoNotPay, will defend two...
Which Groups Does Australia List as ‘Terrorist Organisations’?
The Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) prescribes a range of offences relating to terrorists acts and associated conduct. A number of those offences relate to groups that are classified as ‘terrorist organisations’. Offences relating to terrorist organisations Offences that relate...
The Offence of Making a False Representation to a Police Officer in NSW
A man from the Illawarra region is facing court over allegations he faked his own kidnapping on New Year’s Eve. Police say they received a report at around 11.45pm on Saturday, 31 December 2022 that a 35-year old man had...
Terrorism-Related Offences: Entering or Remaining in a Declared Area
A woman is facing court over allegations she entered and remained in parts of Syria that were off-limits to Australians at the time. It is alleged the 31-year old travelled to Syria in 2014 to join her husband in areas...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 January 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Offences Relating to Human Trafficking in Australia Opinions are divided as to whether controversial internet personality Andrew Tate’s arrest for alleged human trafficking is justified....
What is a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
In January 2020, Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson was found dead in her cell at Dame Phyllis Frost Detention Centre in Victoria. Last year, a Coronial Inquest heard evidence Coronial Inquest heard evidence that Veronica made more than a dozen calls...
