What are the Police Powers to Conduct a Random Breath Test?
The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Victoria has suspended a $4 million road safety funding it had previously granted to Victoria Police. This came following revelations from an internal police investigation that over a 5-year period, over 258,000 breath tests were falsified by police officers in attempts to return negative readings. It is reported ...continue reading
What is the Prosecution Required to Prove in a Charge of Causing Grievous Bodily Harm or Wounding?
It is reported that on 31 January, a 25-year old Guilford man is accused of hitting a 65-year old man over the head with a hammer, fracturing his head. The incident is reported to have occurred in Auburn after one of the men driving had allegedly cut the other off when attempting to merge ...continue reading
New On-The-Spot Fines for Drug Possession Offences in NSW
“I’m a cop! No I’m a Cop” type situation arose when police officers fought each other in an undercover operation gone wrong sparking an internal investigation. It is reported that on 9 November 2018, 2 special operations officers conducted an undercover drug operation where they went undercover as drug suppliers at a neighbourhood well ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Sexual Touching in NSW?
Nature of the Allegations McLachlan is accused of allegedly indecently assaulting Christie Whelan Browne, a leading musical performer who played a leading role in the Rocky Horror Tour in 2014. Browne alleges that while on tour, McLachlan has touched her inappropriately while on stage as they were performing a sex scene under a bed ...continue reading
Music Festivals and Drug Supply in NSW
A 17-year-old boy from Castle Hill has been charged by police for allegedly having nearly 600 capsules of drugs at the Sydney Olympic Park dance party over the weekend on Australia Day. He is facing charges of proceeds of crime, drug supply and drug possession offences. It is reported that police also found over ...continue reading
What is Dangerous Driving in NSW?
It is reported that a 49-year-old bus driver who was travelling on Kingsgrove Road, Kingsgrove on Monday night collided into a scooter carrying 2 passengers on it. The scooter was reportedly stationary at the time of collision. It is alleged that the impact of the collision had caused the scooter to be pushed onto ...continue reading
The Penalties for Making False Rape Allegations
He was a 36-year old corrections officer at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, and she was a NSW police administrative worker whose name cannot be disclosed. The couple had been married for 36-years. But they ended up spending about $300,000 in legal and related costs from their separation. The woman pleaded guilty to making false ...continue reading
Sexual Assault Laws in NSW
On Thursday 10 January 2019, a NSW police officer was arrested and charged for allegedly sexually assaulting someone inside an inner-western Sydney home last year in September. The NSW police professional standards command had commenced investigations into this late last year. It is reported that the police officer charged in this was employed in ...continue reading
What are the Bail Laws in NSW?
It is reported that on 10 December 2018, 19-year-old Corey Milgate allegedly cut-off the power supply of the Lawrence Hargrave Drive Club by flicking the building’s electrical switch before attempting to enter the building. The teenager is alleged to have stolen $580 from tills, tip jar and a Guide Dogs Australia money box that ...continue reading
A Teenager has Undergone a Mental Health Assessment After Allegedly Stabbing a Church of Scientology Employee in Sydney
It is alleged that on Thursday 3 January 2019, a 16-year-old teenager has stabbed a 24-year-old scientologist. It is reported that the 16-year-old teenager attended the Sydney headquarters Scientology Church to visit his mum who was participating in a “purification ceremony”. It’s alleged that the teenager stabbed the deceased in the neck when being ...continue reading