Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 21 to 27 December 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What Happens if a Jury Cannot Reach a Unanimous Verdict in NSW? The jury in the trial of former Sydney swimming instructor Kyle Daniels remains...
New Year’s Eve During COVID-19: Restrictions on Gatherings and Movements
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed that New Year’s Eve fireworks will go ahead this year, but is discouraging attending them amidst concerns about the spread of COVID-19. In fact, a New Year’s Eve pass is required to enter the...
What is a Police ‘Move On Direction’ in New South Wales?
Health Minister Brad Hazzard has slammed ‘backpackers’ who partied in Bronte Park on Christmas Day, saying they blatantly ignored physical distancing advice. Up to 500 people gathered for the event, with beers in hand, allegedly ignoring the alcohol free rules...
Lawyers for Bail Applications at Parramatta Bail Court
Bail is a promise to attend court on the next court date. It can be unconditional, or come with conditions such as reporting to a police station on specific days, not associating with certain persons or attending certain places, and...
NSW Authorities Are Routinely Strip Searching Youth Inmates as Young as 10
Contained in a recently released NSW Inspector of Custodial Services report, revelations around Sydney’s Mary Wade Correctional Centre routinely strip searching women imprisoned within the state-run facility sparked public outrage. This was especially so as it came on the back...
Federal Government Seeks Greater Control Over Online Content
While the world of social media can be fun, informative and entertaining. It also enabled people a forum in which to espouse their opinions – a chance for people to say what they think on a range of issues and...
Drug Decriminalisation for the ACT: An Interview With Labor MLA Michael Pettersson
Led by the Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT, Fair Treatment has been calling on the jurisdictions of NSW and the ACT to decriminalise drug use and personal possession since late 2018. This health-based campaign has the backing of over 60...
LECC Calls on Parliament to Review NSW Police Strip Search Protocols
The “recurrent issue” this state’s independent police watchdog found during the seven investigations into NSW police use of strip searches is that officers are failing to comply with the “legal thresholds for conducting a strip search”. Released on 15 December,...
A Violation of Civil Liberties: NSWCCL’s Elizabeth Htwe on Criminalising Drug Use
Since the drug-related deaths of two young Australians at the Sydney Defqon.1 festival in September 2018, the NSW Liberal Nationals government has understood that this state’s current approach to illicit substances isn’t working. Indeed, by the end of that music...
Police Accused of Revenue Raising Over Mobile Phone Fines
In a year when we all need compassion more than anything else, police around Australia have shown very little of it. No one is suggesting they haven’t had a challenging time enforcing ever-changing pandemic-related health regulations, but New South Wales...
