What are the Penalties for Cultivating Cannabis Plants at a Commercial Quantity in NSW?
It is reported that approximately 1,500 cannabis plants were discovered with a street value of about $5.8 million after police investigations uncovered 9 hydroponic cannabis cultivation homes across Sydney, after an investigation had commenced in May following a tip-off from a neighbour. The investigation revealed a sophisticated network that has been operating numerous hydro ...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 are the Penalties for Manufacturing Drugs in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Law breaker? Or Aussie bloke just trying to pay the bills? You decide. Either way, this news story is the epitome of a man who woke up one morning with the need to pay his mortgage and simply thought: Screw it, I’ll do it my way. Enter South ...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
The Law on When Police Can Search Your Car Without a Warrant in NSW
The Case of DPP v Leonard [2001[ NSWSC A man from Dubbo NSW, Mr. Leonard was charged with supplying prohibited drug charges and 3 further charges of drug possession offences. The drug supply charges were on the basis that it was over the ‘traffickable’ quantity of cannabis. The matter proceeded to the Local Court for ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Manufacturing Drug Charges in NSW?
3 people have been arrested and charged on Monday for allegedly manufacturing ice in a lab discovered by police in a home in South Australia. The lab is reportedly capable of producing over a hundred million dollars of ice, which has now been shut down by police as it was being expanded. Amongst the ...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
The End of ‘Section 10 Bonds’ in NSW as a Sentencing Option
The Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) reflects the law behind all the sentencing options a Magistrates or Judges can impose on a person guilty of a NSW criminal or traffic offence. That Law has now changed and the new NSW sentencing penalties or options commence from today 24 September 2018 onwards. The popular ...continue reading
Is Drug Prohibition Causing Unnecessary Deaths in Australian Youth?
By Sahar Adatia & Jimmy Singh Drugs are destructive. But drug prohibition is worse – and it’s doing little to protect young Australians from turning to illicit drug use. Every year, some 400 Australians die from illicit drug use. Thousands of others suffer from the detrimental health consequences of drug dependence, unsafe injecting methods and ...continue reading