Is it Legal to Eat or Drink While Driving in NSW?
It has been reported that a 19-year old driver in Perth was issued with an infringement notice for $300 and three demerit points after allegedly driving while eating a bowl of breakfast cereal. The incident has triggered discussion about whether...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 November 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Police Officer Who Endangered Victim Refuses to Testify An officer who leaked a domestic violence victim’s address to his ‘mate’ - the woman’s abusive ex-partner...
Parking Rules to be Relaxed in NSW
The New South Wales government has announced that a “saving grace period” will be introduced for parking bays which issue physical tickets. The new rules are scheduled to apply from 31 January 2019, and enable motorists parked in a paid...
Only Half of the Serious Injuries on Our Roads are Recorded
According to the NSW Centre for Road Safety, only half of the serious injuries caused by road collisions are recorded road trauma statistics, because police and hospital records cannot be matched. The Centres reports that there were 11,557 people seriously...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 October 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Anti-Fake News Laws: Preventing Misinformation or Silencing Dissent? Many believe laws against ‘fake news’ are more about silencing critics of the government than reducing misinformation....
Government May Remove Speed Camera ‘Warning’ Signs
A report released on 18 October 2018 by the NSW Auditor-General, Margaret Crawford, has suggested that New South Wales remove signs that alert motorists to upcoming speed cameras, on the basis they reduce road safety. Ms Crawford says the signs...
Which Cases Are Heard in the Children’s Court?
The Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (‘the Act’) sets out many of the rules relating to criminal and traffic law proceedings involving those under the age of 18 years in New South Wales. Section 5 of the Act provides that...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 October 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Should ‘Dowry Abuse’ be Criminalised? There are moves to criminalise the act of pressuring a fiancé to have her family provide gifts to support a...
Despite Fatalities, NSW Police Increase the Use of Lethal Pursuits
A NSW police highway patrol car slammed into the vehicle of Gai Vieira at an intersection in Cronulla on 5 September. At the time of the collision, the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command officer was in pursuit of another driver who...
How Do Red Light Cameras Work?
A new red light speed camera began operating at the intersection of East Street and Moss Street in Nowra on 17 September. The intersection now joins one of 170-odd others across NSW that are fitted out with these devices. Red...
