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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...
What is a Criminal Lawyers’ Role?
What happens when a criminal lawyer comes across a client who confesses guilt but maintains a plea of ‘not guilty’? “I did It, but I want you to defend me”.
Section 32 Mental Health Applications now Replaced by Section 14 to Get Criminal Charges Dismissed in Court
The new laws on section 32 mental health diversionary pathways for defendants facing criminal charge(s) in NSW Courts. Click here for more…
Concerns Reignited for Prisoners Amid Further Outbreaks of COVID-19
There are reportedly 70 inmates in lockdown within Silverwater Jail after coming into close contact with a staff member who has tested positive for COVID-19
Law on the Age of Criminal Responsibility in NSW: An Interview with Greens MP David Shoebridge
Decision to raise the age of criminal responsibility has been deferred until at least 2021. What's the current age of criminal responsibility for a child? Click here to find out...
Law on Police Use of Pepper Spray in NSW
The Police use of pepper spray on protestors following Sydney’s Black Lives Matter rally has sparked concerns regarding the way police use such a tool.
How Does COVID-19 Affect Bail Applications in NSW?
How Coronavirus led the Supreme Court to grant bail to Mr. Rakielbakhour after he allegedly repeatedly punched his wife’s face and body, causing injuries.
What are the Rules Around NSW Police Strip Searching a Person?
Police officers in NSW have been given a quota to conduct 241,632 personal searches including strip searches on people. Read on for more…
What is Self-Defence Under the Law in NSW?
The footage depicts an angry Pope Francis slapping a woman’s hand twice after she grabbed and yanked his hand in Vatican City on new year’s eve.
The Penalties for Possessing Explosives in NSW
A man and woman have allegedly lit an explosive in a Melbourne park which propelled 150m into a nearby home containing two people inside. Law on explosives.