The Law on Blackmail and Extortion in NSW
It is reported that the 2015 season contestant from the Block, 49-year-old Suzi Taylor has been charged with extorting and detaining her tinder date. It is alleged that she lured her tinder date before assaulting him for financial gain. Police allege that the tinder date, a 33-year-old man visited a house in a Riverside ...continue reading
The Law on Strip Searches in NSW
Imagine a sniffer dog incorrectly indicates to police that you have drugs on you outside the entrance of a music festival, which causes police to form a suspicion you have illicit drugs on you, but you actually don’t. Imagine, then police escort you away in view of everyone watching this infold, and you are ...continue reading
The Penalties for Break and Enter and Commit Serious Indictable Offence in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Coming home to find your house has been broken into is a frightening experience. Not only is it a violation of your space and possessions, but it’s an encounter that can also take some time to recover from emotionally. But imagine if your home was broken into while ...continue reading
Is it Legal to Make a Citizen’s Arrest in NSW?
It is reported that a man with a large knife in Sydney CBD has allegedly attempted to stab people on Tuesday. Causing the Sydney CBD to go into lockdown, the incident unfolded close to the corner of Clarence and King Street when a man who was reportedly armed with a machete went on a ...continue reading
What is the Maximum Penalty for Stealing from a House or Building in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. They’re the tell-tale signs that your home has been broken into: Damaged doors, smashed windows, open drawers, crap everywhere on the floor, sometimes even a crap in the toilet (apparently burglars get nervous). But for one Massachusetts man, the frightening realisation that his house had been intruded came ...continue reading
A Guide on Your Right to Silence When Approached by Police
By Scott Feeney and Jimmy Singh. The Brazilian Military Police were ready. The raid was about to take place in the northeast of the country, in the low-income community of Vila Irma Dulce. It was Monday the 22nd of April, and while on a regular patrol of their beat, the police observed a man ...continue reading
Penalties for Stealing from a Dwelling House in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. The mind of a burglar is one regularly associated with dysfunctional expertise – an ability to think outside the box and calculate every move. They don’t simply bust in to property on a whim. Instead, the job is often thoroughly planned, and they – along with your valuables ...continue reading
The Law on Break, Enter and Commit Serious Indictable Offence in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It’s the age of iPads, wi-fi enabled games, and anything with a touchscreen. But when it comes to toys, the humble Lego brick has not only endured in its popularity, it has also survived and thrived against the odds. So much has the little toy bricks’ popularity subsisted ...continue reading
New NSW Sentencing Penalty Introduced: The New ‘Intensive Corrections Orders’
On 24 October 2017, Parliament in NSW assented to the amending legislation which effectively changed the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW). As of 24 September 2018, three major new sentencing options were introduced into NSW. A Magistrate or Judge can now impose any one of these new sentencing or penalty options for traffic ...continue reading
New Sentencing Option Introduced in NSW: ‘Community Correction Orders’
Our previous blog outlined how the ‘section 10 bond’ has now replaced the new ‘conditional release order’ as a new sentencing option in NSW for criminal and traffic offences. This blog outlines a further new sentencing option called a ‘community corrections order’ which effectively replaces the old ‘section 9 bond’ and ‘community service order’ penalties, ...continue reading