Public Demands Accountability for Police Officers
The mid-1990s Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service uncovered evidence of entrenched corruption, which included state law enforcement officers selling heroin out the back of police stations, involved in running then illegal sex work services and trading in child pornography....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 4 to 10 July 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Minimising the Risk of Unfair Prejudice in Jury Trials Courts have a range of ways to reduce the risk of unfair prejudice arising from misleading...
NSW Government Stalls on Inevitable Drug Reforms: An Interview With NUAA’s Dr Mary Ellen Harrod
Prior to COVID entering our world, the issue of illicit substances and the need to move away from the punitive law enforcement approach the NSW government and most others around the nation are taking to them was front and centre...
The Sluggish Demise of Drug Prohibition Is Gaining Momentum
Right before the pandemic shut down shifted the focus of concern, NSW drug policy was under scrutiny with the then Berejiklian government baulking at pill testing trials to address drug-related deaths at events and rather attempting to shut down the festival industry...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 June 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Police Accused of Covering Up Killing of Mentally Ill Man The NSW Police Commissioner appealed to the Supreme Court to suppress evidence relating to...
“A Watershed Moment for Drug Policy”: Dr David Caldicott on the ACT Fixed Pill Testing Site
The greenlighting of a six-months trial of a fixed pill testing site in Australia’s capital is a “watershed moment” in terms of how the nation treats illicit substances, according to Dr David Caldicott, a long-term advocate for the nationwide rollout of...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 June 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What are the Defences to Defamation in New South Wales? The recently-introduced defence of ‘public interest’ provides some protection to those who criticise politicians and...
The ACT Government Has Greenlighted Drug Decriminalisation
The ACT is about to decriminalise the personal possession and use of illicit substances. So, while drug supply will remain a serious crime, the capital will no longer criminally charge people for using certain drugs, in a move akin to...
The Law, Penalties and Defences for Possessing a Commercial Quantity of Unlawfully Imported Border Controlled Drug
A Sydney man arrested and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of unlawfully imported border controlled drugs has been released on a $1 million security for bail. Police allege that Wade Habkouk, who is the CEO and director of a...
Albanese “Is Not a Prohibitionist at Heart”: PM’s Political Roots Include Drug Law Reform
“The speech made by Anthony Albanese in parliament on 22 March 1999 makes it clear that Australia’s new prime minister is not a prohibitionist at heart,” said Harm Reduction Australia ambassador Dr Alex Wodak. The doctor pointed Sydney Criminal Lawyers in the direction...
