Can I Use My Phone’s Bluetooth or Satellite Navigation While Driving in NSW?
A young single Mum from Sydney has found out the hard way that ignorance of the road rules is not an acceptable defence, despite how obscure the rules may be. 20-year old Celina Selman was driving home after picking her...
When Can Police Use a Taser in New South Wales?
NSW’s State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad are investigating a case where a New South Wales man died after being tasered and pepper sprayed by police. Two police officers responded to a callout to 27-year old James Peachy’s home in Gunnedah...
Collaery Challenges Secrecy of His Whistleblower Trial
Australian barrister Bernard Collaery continues to challenge his unnecessary prosecution, which is proceeding on the whim of the Morrison government. This time, the former ACT attorney general has been railing against the secrecy provisions the nation’s ex-chief lawmaker Christian Porter...
What Happens If I Don’t Pay a Fine?
Sheriffs have attended cancer conwoman Belle Gibson’s home after the court issued an order in an effort to recoup fines of more than $500,000. This is the second time the Victorian sheriff’s office has executed a warrant on Ms Gibson’s...
When Can a Child’s Case be Hearing in an Adult Court in New South Wales?
Barney Wakes-Miller parents have been campaigning tirelessly for modifications to cars and changes to road rules, since he was killed in a car accident in July last year. His 17 year old friend, a P-plater, is accused to have been...
What is Unconscionable Conduct in Australia?
Telstra has been ordered to pay a $50 million penalty for selling postpaid mobile phone contracts to more than 100 customers who couldn’t understand the contracts, or pay for the plans. The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Australia’s largest...
The Offence of Having Custody of a Knife in a Public Place or School
Being in possession of a knife in a public place or school without a reasonable excuse is an offence under the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)(‘the Act’). Under section 93IB of the Act, such conduct carries a maximum penalty of a...
What is an Unlawful Detention?
As information continues to emerge about the recent alleged kidnapping of former Australian test cricketer Stuart MacGill, many people are still coming to terms with the chilling details. Mr MacGill alleges he was kidnapped on 14 April 2021, driven to...
What is a Sentencing Discount in New South Wales?
22 year old Sydney man Mert Ney has been sentenced to a full term of 44 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 33 years, after pleading guilty to murdering 24 year old sex worker Michaela Dunn before running...
What Is Involuntary Manslaughter?
Melbourne trucking company manager Simiona Tuteru is currently facing four charges of manslaughter in relation to the deaths of four police officers who were killed when they were run over by truck driver Mohinder Singh in April 2020 on Melbourne’s...
