“The Beginning of the End of Drug Prohibition”: An Interview With Drug Policy Australia’s Greg Chipp
Pill testing has been implemented in certain European nations since the early 1990s. This harm reduction strategy developed out of the burgeoning rave culture alongside the emergence of new forms of electronic music and a taste for party drugs. Thirty...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 19 to 25 April 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Victoria Gives Overseas Arrivals the Right to Appeal Hotel Quarantine Those who arrive in Australia will have the right to appeal against being held in...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 April 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Can I Have My Criminal Charges Dismissed Due to Mental Health? Section 14 Orders in NSW A summary of the law relating to mental health...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 5 to 11 April 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Parliament Proposes ID Checks to Open Social Media Accounts A recent inquiry into violence and bullying recommended a 100 point ID check to open social...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 29 March to 4 April 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Watchdog Finds that Police Harassment of Lawyer Was “Serious Misconduct”, But Does Not Recommend Dismissal The police “harassment and intimidation” of the lawyer to prevent...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Drug Importation in Australia
Prominent Sydney horse racing figure Damion Flower has pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre District Court to charges of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and dealing with the proceeds of crime. The 48-year old’s pleas come just...
The Offence of Aggravated Sexual Assault in New South Wales
Sydney pizza shop worker Ricardo Audish has been remanded in custody after a New South Wales District Court jury returned verdicts of guilty in just two hours for three counts of aggravated sexual assault. Mr Audish’s bail was refused despite...
Lawyers Call For Drug Law Reform: An Interview With ALA’s Greg Barns
“The war on drugs has failed” is a common catchphrase these days. Ever-increasing numbers within the community are coming to realise that the great edifice of heavily enforced drug prohibition is more destructive on a societal and individual level than...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 February 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Scott Morrison “Very Upset” About Alleged Sexual Assaults in Parliament Three women have now come forward alleging the man sexually assaulted them. Click here to...
The New Offence of Combined Drink and Drug Driving in New South Wales
Driving under the combined influence of alcohol and other drugs has long been understood to compound the dangers of impaired driving. A drink and drug driving incident involving the roadside deaths of four children in the Sydney suburb of Oatlands...