Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 March 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Misconceptions of Pseudolegal Preachers - Part 1: Understanding the Law Enjoying social benefits while avoiding legal obligations may seem enticing, but beware of those...
How Long Will Illicit Drugs Remain Detectable in My System?
If you’ve recently consumed an illicit drug, you may be wondering how long you’ll need to wait before driving, or going to a workplace where you may be tested; or you may just be curious about how long it takes...
What Drug Diversion Programs Are Available in New South Wales?
If you have been charged with a drug offence or your offending is related to drug-related issues, you may be able to avoid traditional criminal justice processes through caution or diversion schemes. Here’s what you need to know. Cannabis Cautioning...
The Misconceptions of Pseudolegal Preachers – Part 2: Baseless Legal Arguments
In Part 1 of this three-part series, we looked at some of the misinformation regarding the source and scope of the law disseminated by pseudolegal preachers. In this second instalment, we’ll look at some of the most common legal arguments...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 February to 5 March 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Political Prosecutions: Abusing the Justice Process for Political Advantage It’s happened to many, from Scotland’s first minister to Julian Assange – abusing the court process...
NSW Police with Drug Dogs Saturate Global Mardi Gras: An Interview With Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann
The Australian prime minister marching in the Sydney Mardi Gras this year marked a stark shift in societal values as compared with the first time the event was staged in 1978, which saw the NSW police violently set upon the...
Authorised Psychiatrists Will Soon Be Allowed to Prescribe MDMA and Psilocybin
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced on 3 February that two popular recreationally used illicit substances, MDMA and psilocybin, will be available to specifically authorised psychiatrists to prescribe to patients for certain mental health conditions. Better known as party drug ecstasy, MDMA...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Drug Possession in New South Wales
Possessing a prohibited drug is an offence under section 10 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW). To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that: You had possession of a substance, The substance was...
Decriminalising Drugs Would Enable Police to Focus on Serious Crime
As anti-drug dog campaign Sniff Off posted an image of NSW police at Central Station in March 2019, it was clear that law enforcement were taking matters to an extreme, as not only were officers accompanied by dogs, but they were further...
Have a Very Perrottet Christmas, Let’s Make Sure It’s Our Last
As a Christian fundamentalist and ultraconservative neocon, NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has done a fine job of maintaining an outward appearance in the public sphere that conveys a regular Aussie guy, whilst he holds viewpoints and social values that border on...
