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O’Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors Commence Civil Proceedings Against NSW Police on Behalf of Hannah Thomas O’Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors has today filed civil proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales on behalf of Hannah Thomas, arising from her arrest at the SEC Plating protests in Belmore earlier this year. The proceedings […]
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Historical abuse emerged as a significant social issue over recent decades. However, claimants seeking compensation struggle to hold abusers accountable and receive fair compensation. Courts are reluctant to hold an organisation liable for deliberate, wrongful or criminal acts by its employees. The term for this is vicarious liability. This meant victims of abuse have had
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**Section 203E of the Crimes Act 1900** establishes an offence for intentionally causing a fire and being reckless as to the spread of the fire to vegetation on public land or land belonging to another. This bushfire arson offence carries a maximum penalty of 21 years’ imprisonment. Bushfire arson proof of intent Proof of intention
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If you are or someone you know is under 18 years of age and has been charged with a minor drug offence, there’s a way to avoid court proceedings. Under the Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW), youth diversion programs can be granted to eligible individuals. Eligibility for Youth Diversion Programs: Under the law, young people under
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What is Operation Amarok II? This was a 4-day high-impact operation across NSW targeting the state’s most dangerous domestic violence high-risk offenders. The operation ran from Wednesday (19 April 2023) to Saturday (22 April 2023). Officers from all police area commands and police districts in NSW, as well as various proactive and specialist units, took
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Money laundering is the process of disguising the proceeds of illegal activity as legitimate funds. Anti-Money Laundering laws have been established to prevent this activity and to prosecute those who engage in it. In NSW, these laws have been strengthened with the passing of the Crimes Amendment (Money Laundering) Bill 2022, which came into effect
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The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) recently released a report on the homicide rate in Australia for the year 2020-2021. The report includes data from State and Territory police forces. It reveals that there were 210 homicide incidents on record, resulting in 221 victims and 263 identified offenders. Despite every incident being a tragedy, the
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This week the High Court of Australia (HCA) handed down a favourable judgement in Stanley v DPP (Stanley). This is relevant for those looking to avoid full-time imprisonment (jail) and instead receive an intensive correction order (ICO). What is the difference between an intensive correction order and jail? Both jail and ICOs are forms of “imprisonment“.
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Nick Kyrgios: A young man needing mental health care and assistance In this blog we examine Section 334 Applications under the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT) and Section 14 Applications under the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW). We all know Nick Kyrgios as a 27-year-old Australian professional tennis player. He burst
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How does Freedom of Information work at the Federal Level? The Federal Freedom of Information Act 1982 (‘FOI Act’) gives individuals the right to access information held by federal government agencies. This includes: personal information they hold about you information about government policies or decisions. Any individual or organisation can make a request under the
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