When Can Police Search Your Vehicle in New South Wales?
Police in New South Wales are not permitted to search persons, vehicles or premises without sufficient reason. In the absence of a lawfully obtained warrant, officers must have reasonable grounds to conduct a search, and can find themselves on the...
How to Surrender Yourself to Police in New South Wales
Darko “Dougie” Desic made headlines in September 2021, when the Avalon handy man turned himself into Dee Why Police Station, after he’d escaped the since-closed Grafton Correctional Centre sometime between 7 pm on 31 July and 7 am on 1...
Unlawful Strip Search Class Action Will Proceed, Despite NSW Government’s Attempt to Stop It
Right before the COVID pandemic shut down Sydney, NSW police use of strip searches was one of the state’s most prominent social justice issues, and coupled with drug dogs, these law enforcement tactics employed to find illicit drugs, are considered...
How To Have Charges Dropped Before A Defended Hearing or Jury Trial
Going to court for criminal charges is an intimidating prospect, so it’s not surprising that many people who are accused of criminal offences seek to have charges brought against them withdrawn before the case reaches a defended hearing in the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 31 December 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Is ‘Lolicon’ Manga and Anime Legal In Australia? We’re counting down our ten most engaging articles of 2023. Here’s number seven: Click here to read...
Premier Minns, All NSW Wants for Christmas Is Drug Decriminalisation
The transition from 11 years of Liberal Nationals governance in NSW to that of a Labor government, following the March state election, has all been smooth sailing, as the new administration hasn’t attempted to rock the boat in any way...
Your Rights at Music Festivals in New South Wales
Music festival season is upon us, and with it, you can rest assured there’ll be plenty of police officers and sniffer dogs targeting patrons who are in possession of prohibited drugs. So it’s perhaps timely to know about your legal rights...
Sydney’s Veteran Drug Law Reformists Call for Decriminalisation of Drug Possession
Sydney has a well-established and well-oiled drug law reform/harm reduction community made up of a group of experts, many with lived experience, who, despite the unwillingness of politicians to see the light, have long been pointing to its direction at...
Defending Drug Charges: Putting the Prosecution to Proof and Raising Available Defences
If you have been charged with a drug offence, it is vital to be aware that each of these offences contains several ‘essential elements’ (or ingredients) which the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt – the prosecution will fail if...
The Right to Party in Peace: NSW Heavy-Handed Drug Law Enforcement Is Unjustified
The NSW Police Force has spent $46 million dollars over the last decade in order to run its drug detection dog unit. This expenditure has led police officers to conduct 95,000 searches of civilians over the last ten years, with only...
