Retrial Ordered Due to Judge’s Failure to Give Fair and Proper Directions to Jury
According to the Crown, David Melia pulled into a service station in the Sydney southwestern suburb of Ruse to buy tobacco on the night of 26 June 2018. After being approached by Frank McGuiness, Melia agreed to drive the stranger...
The Offence of Tampering With Evidence in New South Wales
A New South Wales police officer who was found guilty of assaulting a Sydney woman during an illegal arrest and then falsifying evidence to “mislead a judicial tribunal” has been suspended on full pay. Senior constable Mark Follington was charged...
Should “Affirmative Consent” Be Required Before Sexual Activity?
Clear verbal or behavioural assurances prior to sexual encounters will be mandatory under reforms to New South Wales sexual consent laws. Those who fail to obtain such assurances will face the prospect of being convicted of sexual offences. Welcomed by...
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
The New South Wales Government is currently reviewing a legal exception which allowed a New South Wales teenager to be carrying a knife, which he allegedly used to stab a fellow student at a Sydney High School. Under section 11C...
