NSW Prisons Locked Down Due to COVID-19 Concerns
Poppy Morandin. The NSW prison system is currently under a state-wide lockdown after outbreaks of covid-19 have occurred among staff and inmates. Authorities are currently seeking to address the issue with rapid antigen testing and vaccinations. As of a couple of weeks ago, 21 per cent of NSW prisoners in government-run facilities had been fully ...continue reading
Sexual Assault and Age of Consent Australia Laws Complete Guide NSW
This original article has been written and kept up-to-date by our experienced Sexual Assault lawyer Sydney. Key Takeaway Here we outline the age of consent laws in Australia; sexual assault, sexual act, sexual touching and harassment offences, defences and their penalties; the statutory rape laws in NSW; how alcohol or drugs affect a rape case, ...continue reading
Bail Applications in the Local Courts NSW
Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. A Melbourne man has flashed half of his bottom over video link in a court-room whilst trying to convince a Magistrate he was not involved in a series of ram-raids on luxury boutiques. 42-year-old, Ben Agostino appeared before Melbourne Magistrates Court over the weekend after being charged with 42 ...continue reading
Statute of Limitations in Australia
Court proceedings for a criminal or traffic charge in NSW commence in court when a ‘court attendance notice’ is issued and filed. It is also known as the formal charge. The statute of limitations in NSW, Australia, apply to certain charges called ‘summary offences’ which have a time limit for when police can charge a ...continue reading
Move On Directions & Detaining an Intoxicated Person Found in a Public Place in NSW Laws
Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. An expert panel comprised of police and First Nations health and legal professionals has released a report detailing the plan to enable Victoria to transition from criminalising ‘public drunkenness’ to a health-based system. Prior to the coronial inquest into the death of 55-year-old Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day in ...continue reading
Merit Program: The NSW Courts Diversionary Pathway for Drug & Alcohol Addicts
What is the MERIT program? The MERIT program is an opportunity for those who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction, who end up going to court to face criminal charges in the Local Court to assist in rehabilitation. ‘MERIT’ is an abbreviation for ‘Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment’. A plea of ‘guilty’ or ‘not ...continue reading
Former High Court Judge, Justice Dyson Heydon faces further sexual harassment complaints
Poppy Morandin. The High Court has confirmed that three further complainants have come forward alleging that they were sexually harassed by former judge, Justice Dyson Heydon. These complainants will add to the list of six women who were found by an independent investigation commissioned by the High Court and conducted by Dr Vivienne Thorn ...continue reading
Law on Wounding or Causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent to Resist Arrest: Man in Stolen Maserati Charged after Stabbing Senior Constable with Screwdriver
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A passenger who was travelling in a stolen Maserati that caused a police pursuit through Macquarie Fields in Sydney’s south-west has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed a police officer with a screwdriver. NSW Police allege the incident took place around 10am on Thursday 22 October 2020 when police ...continue reading
Handcuffed Inmate in Ankle Shackles Allegedly Shot in the Back by Corrections Officer
Poppy Morandin. For the first time in Australian history, an NSW coroner has referred an NSW Corrective Services officer to the Director of Public Prosecutions, over the fatal shooting of an Aboriginal man in custody. Forty-three-year-old Dwayne Johnstone was handcuffed and wearing ankle shackles when he was allegedly shot in the back by the ...continue reading
Former Stock Trader Admits to Getting Boozed at Lunch Before Committing Armed Robberies is Sentenced
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Umm, well, this is awkward. A former stock trader has admitted to police, some 40 years later, that he would “get boozed at lunch time”, and carrying a water pistol and wearing disguises including fake moustaches and sunglasses, would drunkenly rob Sydney banks. Ross McCarty, now aged 71, last ...continue reading