What is Self-Defence Under the Law in NSW?
It is reported that on new year’s eve, as Pope Francis walked in Vatican City whilst greeting pilgrims on his way towards the cobble esplanade, footage has emerged of a woman from the crowd grabbing the Pope’s hand and pulling him towards her. The act appears to cause the Pope pain, as the footage ...continue reading
Law & Penalties for Deliberately Lighting a Fire Causing Bushfires
A 47-year-old man from Melbourne has allegedly set grass fires in Melbourne city’s northern suburbs. It is reported that the 47-year-old was arrested on Saturday in respect to three fires in Craigieburn & Roxburgh Park. It is alleged that he also set a number of fires back in October this year. Luckily, before the ...continue reading
Law on Deliberately Lighting Fires in NSW
It’s reported that there have recently been “hundreds of calls” made to Crime Stoppers for Police to investigate the deliberate lighting of fires amongst the fires witnessed on Tuesday. Police are working very hard to ascertain who if anyone was responsible for any of the fires that were lit on Tuesday. They are doing ...continue reading
The Law on Destroying or Damaging Property Using Fire or Explosives in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was the awkward moment an attempt to destroy a car with fire in Adelaide’s southern suburbs completely backfired, leaving the offender set alight in flames. It is reported that on 22 October 2019, an apparent arson attack on a Mitsubishi station wagon parked in a driveway at ...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
What’s the Penalty for Damaging or Desecrating a Protected Place in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. War memorials are considered some of Australia’s most sacred places. Almost every community in Australia has a war memorial, and across the nation, these historical monuments serve as a testament to the service, sacrifice and loss from a century of service. Indeed, they are historic touchstones of the ...continue reading
Understanding the Law on Graffiti Charges in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. From the times of convicts and drovers, to the street artists of today, graffiti has held a long and chequered history in Australia. In particular, graffiti vandalism, which the Australian Institute of Criminology defines as the act of marking other people’s property with writing, symbols or graphics without ...continue reading
Understanding the Offence of Intentionally or Recklessly Damage or Destroy Property in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was an ordinary Saturday night of drinking and dancing for revellers at Adelaide’s nightclub, Fat Controller – that is, until they were forced to evacuate the premises after a water pipe, believed to have been damaged by a patron, caused the club to flood. On 11 August ...continue reading
The Law on Damage or Destroy Property by means of Fire or Explosive Charges in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. In the last few decades, the kebab van has become a ubiquitous part of urban culture all over the world. Indeed, long before the food truck craze, the kebab van had already developed its own distinct identity: a sustenance station of modest scale, a temporary construction mostly existing ...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