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The Offence of Driver Not Having Proper Control of Vehicle in NSW

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Police in Slovakia had to look twice when they spotted a car going over the speed limit - the speed camera photo showed a Golden Retriever behind the wheel!  The motorist later claimed the dog jumped into his lap moments...

Subs or No Subs, US Domination of Australia Is Absolute and so Is Its Call to War

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After the fanfare of the San Diego AUKUS announcement in March, which was preceded by the star spangled unveiling of the new Australia, US and UK security pact in 2021, it only took a few more months before it became apparent that...

The Legal Defence of Necessity In New South Wales

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Four seamen are stranded on a life raft after their ship capsizes. After seven days without food and five without water, the situation gets desperate and a sinister decision is made. The victim? The teenage cabin boy, who is killed...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 September 2023

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In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Criminal Offences Relating to the Use of False Information to Take a Flight A range of offences can apply to dishonest activity related to flying...

What is the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission?

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The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) was created on 1 July 2016 under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth)(‘the ACC Act’). It consolidated three former federal intelligence agencies: the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)...

Why a Criminal Case Review Commission Is No Panacea

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The recent pardon of Kathleen Folbigg has reignited discussions regarding the appropriate mechanisms to review and remedy wrongful convictions in Australia. One reform put forward by lawyers, academics and former High Court Justice Michael Kirby is an Australian Criminal Case...

Federal Human Rights Protections Could Halt Our Descent Towards Totalitarianism

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“A Human Rights Act is Australia’s absent foundational pillar, our missing link,” Civil Liberties Australia CEO Bill Rowlings makes clear. “And its absence affects every citizen, because we don’t know precisely where we stand in relation to our government.” Indeed, CLA...

“I Hope It’s Overturned”: Former Magistrate Heilpern on Revoking of Drug Driving Mistake Defence

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The drug driving regime in this state, as in the rest of the country, has always been controversial, as the testing model used, which ultimately sees people charged and lose their driver licence, doesn’t test for impairment levels, like drink...

David Hicks-Style Plea Deal Could Be the Lifeline that Julian Assange Needs

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US ambassador Caroline Kennedy told SMH on Monday that a plea deal could be on the cards in regard to Australian journalist Julian Assange, who’s been held in a UK maximum-security prison at the behest of the White House in prolonged isolation...

Australia’s Callous Deportation System Must End, as Danger Awaits Yet Another Deportee

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Then immigration minister Scott Morrison oversaw the passing of legislation in late 2014, which strengthened the character test in section 501 of the Migration Act (Cth) 1958, so that residents of Australia have since been deported en masse, after being sentenced to...

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