Peter O'Brien

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

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

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

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

The Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) (the ‘Act’) deals with involuntary admissions. What is an involuntary admission? Involuntary admission involves a person going into to a mental health unit against their will. The Act sets out strict criteria that must be met before someone can be involuntarily admitted. These are: The person must have a