Resist arrest, assault police and hinder police are three types of criminal offences against NSW police. However, if police cannot prove that they were lawfully exercising their powers to arrest, the court can dismiss the charges. This article is also available as a factsheet available here. Resist Arrest or Hinder Police It is an offence
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The anti-discrimination laws within New South Wales are failing the states most vulnerable people. A coalition of nine community and rights group have spoken out about the outdated and flawed legislation, stating it is no longer fit for purpose. A movement to protect vulnerable people The NSW Anti-Discrimination Act came into force in 1977 and
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MEDIA STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF TERRANCE KELLY – 5 NOVEMBER 2021 MAN WRONGLY ACCUSED BY THE SEVEN NETWORK OF BEING ARRESTED FOR THE CLEO SMITH ABDUCTION O’Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors have been engaged by Mr. Terrance Kelly aka Flowers and his family to represent him in a defamation claim against the Seven Network.
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Four men are facing charges following a #BLM protest at Parklea Correctional Centre last Monday. The four men – aged 20, 23 and two aged 22 – were transferred from Parklea to Riverstone Police Station on Friday where they were each charged with rioting. Armed officers used chemical “munitions” (weapons) on 14 inmates on the
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A report from the ACT Inspector for Correctional Services has found that security cameras of children showering or being strip-searched violate their dignity. He recommended the removal of the cameras. ACT Inspector for Correctional Services Neil McAllister released the ACT’s youth detention centre’s first healthy centre review. He found that while strip-searching practices are sound,
A disability service provider tried to evict a client because their sister, who made several complaints, risked damaging the reputation of the organisation. The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability heard that the Sunnyfield Disability Services chief executive Caroline Cuddihy tried to evict the client to protect the company’s
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Between June 2020 and March 2021, councils issued almost 1.1 million parking fines, totalling a mammoth $16.89 million in revenue for local governments. The City of Sydney handed out 230,772 fines alone, with the Inner West Council area handing our more than 92,000 tickets. The data was compiled by NRMA. It evidences the need for technology
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The Government is considering radical reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The proposed changes would see those with acquired brain injuries and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder face removal from the funding. The changes would also reduce the avenues of appeal for participants. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have obtained a confidential 300-page draft
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Before the Rugby League State of Origin last year, Indigenous NRL stars Latrell Mitchell, Cody Walker and Josh Addo-Carr spoke of boycotting the Australian national anthem. This year, the NRL announced that it would not be including the national anthem in the State of Origin 2020, and within two hours had received public backlash and
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Former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon has had accusations of inappropriate behaviour levelled at him by four more former staff. Back in June of this year, an independent inquiry substantiated claims from six former Court staff members that they suffered sexual harassment at the hands of the former justice. Heydon denied all complaints. Subsequently, last
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