The Offence of Dangerous Driving Occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm in NSW
A 58-year old driver has been charged with a number of serious driving offences after the conclusion of an investigation relating to a collision that occurred earlier this year. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Memorial Avenue and...
Police Officer Who Endangered Domestic Violence Victim Wins Appeal
A Queensland Court has set aside the conviction of a Police Officer who hacked into the State’s confidential database, and then gave the address of a domestic violence victim to his ‘mate’, the woman’s abusive former partner. Senior Constable Neil...
NSW Greens Push for Laws to Prevent Discrimination Against Sex Workers
NSW became the first jurisdiction on the planet to decriminalise sex work back in 1995. And since that time, the local industry has been lauded around the globe as a best practice model that upholds the rights of workers, promotes...
The Offence of Robbery While Armed or In Company in New South Wales
It has been reported that shortly before 10pm on Wednesday, 12 August 2020, three men entered a licensed premises on Woodville Road in Villawood armed with two machetes and a sawn-off shotgun. The trio are alleged to have approached a...
Can I Pay With Large Numbers of Coins in Australia?
It’s never nice to receive a fine, whether it be a parking fine, speeding ticket or penalty from the tax office. But some years ago now, an Adelaide man who was unhappy about receiving a $60 parking fine from his...
Can I Appeal an On-the-Spot Driver Licence Suspension?
Police in New South Wales are empowered to immediately suspend a person’s driver licence in certain situations. This power is contained in section 224 of the Road Transport Act 2014, which provides that a police officer may issue an on-the-spot...
Receiving Stolen Motor Vehicles or Parts
Receiving Stolen Motor Vehicles or Parts is an offence under section 188(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1900, which carries a maximum penalty of 12 years in prison. To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that: You...
When Can NSW Police Immediately Suspend My Driver Licence?
An immediate driver licence suspension, also known as an on-the-spot suspension, is available to police officers in New South Wales in a range of situations. These situations are listed in section 224(1) of the Road Transport Act 2013 and are...
The Successful Black Lives Matter Appeal: An Interview With The Wigs’ Stephen Lawrence
Waves of jubilation swept over the tens of thousands of people gathered at Sydney Town Hall on 6 June, when it was announced just minutes before the Black Lives Matter protest was about to take place, that the appeal of...
Fossil Fuel Expansion Under the Cover of COVID-19
For those concerned that COVID-19 has somehow brought the Australian fossil fuel industry to a halt, you can rest assured it hasn’t. Indeed, the expansion of mining has simply continued in a “business as usual” manner. Construction at Adani’s Carmichael...
