Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 September to 3 October 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Prosecutors Must Show Letters of Assistance to Defence Lawyers Prosecutors are required to show defence lawyers any letter proposed for tender in court which outlines...
The Offence of Possessing a Commercial Quantity of Unlawfully Imported Border Controlled Drug
Police arrested a 29-year old man on Thursday, 2 September 2021 at his home in Mt Colah in Sydney’s north, after raiding several properties including a storage facility in Hornsby. It has been alleged that the raids led to the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 16 to 22 August 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Victoria’s Ongoing Heavy-Handed Cannabis Policing Is Harmful Former senior police sergeant Greg Denham explains that, ‘[d]rugs aren’t the problem: it’s our drug policies that are...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 26 July to 1 August 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Sydney Brothers Charged Over Alleged Gangland Murder The brothers have been charged over the alleged murder of Mejid Hamzy in October last year. Click here...
The Offence of Supplying a Large Commercial Quantity of Prohibited Drugs in NSW
Two New South Wales men are facing charges for drug offences after police allegedly seized $12 million worth of crystal methamphetamine, or ‘ice’, and cocaine in Sydney’s South West over the weekend. Police allege the two men were arrested during...
Section 36U Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 | Definition of Prohibited Drugs Does Not Include Prohibited Plants
Section 36U of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 explains that the definition of ‘prohibited drugs’ in the context of drug premises offences does not include cannabis leaf, cannabis oil or cannabis resin. The section is extracted below. When...
Section 36V Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 | Possession or Presence of Prohibited Drugs or Prohibited Plants on Premises is Not A Requirement
Section 36V of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 explains that, for the purpose of offences involving drug premises, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove there were drugs on the premises – or in the possession...
No Support for Religious Privileging Laws: An Interview With the Rationalist Society’s Neil Francis
Newly minted attorney general Michaelia Cash has signalled she’s producing a new draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill (RD Bill), which is a piece of legislation that purports to protect those of faith, whilst actually providing them with the privilege...
Table of Quantities for Border Controlled Plants under the Criminal Code Act 1995
Table of Quantities for Border Controlled Plants under the Criminal Code Act 1995 TABLE 4: Border controlled plant Commercial quantity Marketable quantity Any plant of the genus Cannabis 250 kg or 1,000 plants 25 kg or 100 plants Any...
Table of Quantities for Controlled Plants under the Criminal Code Act 1995
Table of Quantities for Controlled Plants under the Criminal Code Act 1995 TABLE 3: Controlled plant Commercial quantity Marketable quantity Trafficable quantity Any plant of the genus Cannabis 250 kg or 1,000 plants 25 kg or 100 plants 250...