Common Assault
Coward Punch: Sucker Punch Laws in Australia
Click here for a complete guide on the coward punch and sucker punch laws, penalties and defences across Australia...
What is the ‘Walama List’?
The Walama List is an alternative sentencing procedure specifically for Indigenous Australians. Click here for more…
What is a Common Assault?
Finks motorcycle gang members who savagely attacked a former gang member have been sentenced. click here for more...
Is Assaulting a Retail Worker a More Serious Offence in NSW?
The NSW Government is trying to introduce tough new laws aimed at protecting retail workers from assaults, following evidence revealing that majority of workers have been abused…
When Can NSW Police Use Tasers?
Police have tasered a 95-year-old woman at an aged care home in Cooma. Click here for more on when police are allowed to use a taser...
Doli Incapax | Age of Criminal Responsibility Australia
What’s the age that a child can be held criminally responsible and punished under Australia’s criminal justice system? Click here for more...
Fitness to Plead and Stand Trial: Mental Health Applications
What happens if a person accused of criminal charges is unfit to be tried or unfit to plead due to suffering mental health issues?
Section 32 and Section 14 Applications in the Local Court
What is a section 14 application and how can it result in getting a criminal charge dismissed in court? Click here for more…
Intoxication Defences
Is intoxication a defence to a criminal offence in New South Wales? Click here for more on the laws on how intoxication can be used in cases.
Definition of “Assault” in New South Wales
Wife Christie Kennedy who allegedly drove her BMW into her husband of 9 years and a woman he was “having an affair” with has been charged...