Public Health Order Offences in New South Wales
According to a NSW police spokesperson, last week, Anthony Karam was “public health enemy number one”. After having been told by state health officials that he had contracted COVID-19 on 14 August, instead of self-isolating as ordered, the 27-year-old western...
“Never the Solution”: Emma Hurst on Council Euthanising Dogs Over COVID Concerns
Bourke Shire Council’s decision to kill a group of impounded dogs due to COVID-19 concerns grabbed global headlines. Occurring a fortnight ago, the sixteen dogs appear to have been put down via the use of barbiturates, despite initial reports citing...
Driver Who Filmed Dying Police Officer Released from Prison
The Porsche driver who filmed a dying police officer on the side of the highway last year has been released after spending 10 months behind bars. At the same time, he has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments...
NSW Prisons Lockdown as Avoidable COVID Crisis Unfolds
The warnings about the threat COVID-19 poses to prison settings have been sustained over the last 18 months. And despite the current Delta variant having a heightened ability to spread and harm, NSW authorities have all but ignored correctional facilities...
Proposed Law Seeks to Prohibit ‘COVID Passports’
A Private Member’s Bill introduced in Federal Parliament aims to prohibit the introduction of COVID passports for use in Australia. The No Domestic COVID Vaccine Passports Bill 2021 has been put forth by Craig Kelly, who is the Federal Member...
The Offence of Intentionally or Recklessly Destroying or Damaging Property by Fire in NSW
It has been reported that at around 10.50pm on Saturday, police patrol officers observed a fire at a demountable building used for COVID-19 testing on Forrester Road in North St Marys, in the Penrith Local Government Area. Police says the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 23 to 29 August 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Police Commissioner Gets Another Pay Rise Mr Fuller will receive another pay rise, while most of the state continues to suffer financial hardship. Click...
Deepening Lockdown Divisions, Pending COVID Deaths and the Pandemic Election
“If not at 70 percent and 80 percent, then when?” Scott Morrison rhetorically asked Australians at a press conference on Monday. The PM was referring to the percentage of the adult population to be fully vaxxed that will warrant those...
‘Freedom Incentives’ to Get Vaccinated: Justified or Coercion?
Over the past few days, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has started to release details about her “pathway forward” for the state. Part of her plan is to allow those who receive COVID-19 vaccinations to have some of their...
What Are the Conditions of Parole in New South Wales?
38-year old Mohammed Skaf has spent 21 years in prison after being sentenced to a maximum of 22 years and 11 months for being part of a group of more than a dozen teenagers and young men who sexually assaulted...
