What are the Penalties for Stealing a Dog in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. If you were to embark on a life of crime, professional dognapping is probably not the first act of law-breaking that would likely come to mind. Besides, who would even be that low to steal someone’s four-legged fur friend off them? But it so turns out that stealing ...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 Stealing A Motor Vehicle or Vessel In NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. ‘Tis the season of giving – a time when people are kinder and more generous to one another, and when the spirit of Christmas guides us towards giving without a thought of getting, especially when it comes to the less fortunate. Well, at least for some of us. ...continue reading
Some of the Different Kinds of White-Collar Stealing Offences in NSW
A 53-year old woman, Catherine Koster was charged with obtaining financial advantage or cause disadvantage to her employer at the time, a charity organisation called Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia. The charity organisation raises money for worthy causes including the funding for PhD students to conduct medical research, and to support people suffering asbestos ...continue reading
The Law on Obtaining a Financial Advantage by Deception in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. The allure of winning a large sum of money is something most of us, at some point, find ourselves daydreaming about. Indeed, having more money than you can count and being able to afford that trip around the world, the spectacular mansion and let’s throw in a yacht, ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Larceny by Clerk or Servant in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Chances are, most people have stolen something at least once in their lives. For some of us, it’s merely the pen at the bank or the box of tissues from the hotel room, strangely because we enjoy the rush of stealing. For others, it’s a means to survive ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Car-Jacking in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh On October 4, 2018, a man was arrested following carjacking a Range Rover in Redfern while a 61-year-old man was still inside the vehicle. According to NSW Police, just before 1:30pm on the day, reports were made that the Range Rover was stolen from a car wash on ...continue reading
The Law and Penalties for Stealing Animals Ordinarily Kept in Confinement in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh It’s not every day that you hear of a heist being planned at the zoo down the road. Indeed, in the day of the life of a police officer, it’s surely one of the stranger cases to come across the desk. However, on September 22, 2018, police charged ...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