Sidnie Sarang
Criminal Solicitor
BA (Socio-Legal Studies), JD, GDipLegalPrac
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After graduating from a Bachelor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Sydney, Sidnie completed her Juris Doctor at University of Technology Sydney in 2018.
Prior to working for O’Brien’s, Sidnie had eclectic experience with a variety of Sydney-based community legal initiatives, including Redfern Legal Centre, Shopfront Youth Legal Centre, and the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC).
Additionally, Sidnie has worked with a variety of Criminal Justice outreach programs, including Justice Action, and the Volunteer Mentoring Scheme at Lidcombe’s Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre.
Sidnie now works full time in Criminal matters and also assists with Fair Trading / Trades licence related enquiries too.
Criminal Work
In her capacity as a Criminal Solicitor, Sidnie has appeared before the NSW Supreme Court, and has extensive experience in both city and regional NSW Local Courts.
Sidnie has appeared for a variety of criminal proceedings, including
- s32 Applications under the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act
- Bail and defended hearings
- Procedural matters such as Mentions.
Sidnie’s work as a member of the Criminal team typically includes defending charges of assault, drug possessions and breaches of AVO.
Beyond her current practice areas, Sidnie has long-standing passions in International Human Rights and Refugee Law, and Discrimination Law.
Following her time at IRAC, Sidnie maintains an active interest in Migration and Refugee Law- in particular, the compatibility between Australia’s current migration framework, and Australia’s ability to observe its refugee obligations prescribed by International Law.
