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NSW Criminalises Acts Resulting in Loss of Unborn Child

New South Wales has become the first state in Australia to create a standalone criminal offence for causing the death of an unborn child. Previously, the loss of an unborn child was considered part of the grievous bodily harm caused to the pregnant woman. There was no separate offence relating to the loss of a […]

February 24, 2022
By Peter Mullen
Employment Law
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Landmark – Employee v Contractor High Court Decision

On 9 February 2022, the High Court handed down two important decisions regarding the distinction between employees and contractors which represent a significant shift in the law. The cases were ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek and Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd. In the case of […]

NSW To Criminalise Coercive Control

One woman every 9 days and 1 man every 29 days is killed in Australia by a current or formerpartner. It is because of alarming statistics like this that the NSW Government has announced it will makecoercive control a criminal offence as part of the response to recommendations from the Joint SelectCommittee on Coercive Control. […]

High Court Confirms Jurisdictional Limit Not a Factor in Determining Sentence

On 10 November 2021, the High Court handed down an interesting decision in the case of Park v The Queen [2021] HCA 37 where it rejected the argument that a jurisdictional limit is a matter required to be taken into account in determining the appropriate sentence for an offence. The appeal concerned the correct interpretation […]

Australian Govt Announces Landmark Privacy Reforms

The Federal government has announced landmark reforms to privacy laws designed to protect people’s online privacy and data and ensure that Australia’s privacy laws remain fit for purpose in the digital age. On 25 October 2021, Attorney-General Michaelia Cash released a consultation paper and draft legislation – the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and […]

Media Outlets Considered Publishers of Third-Party Posts

In what is being heralded as a landmark decision, the High Court of Australia has confirmed that media outlets are potentially liable as publishers of defamatory comments posted on social media platforms by third-party users. On 8 September 2021, the High Court dismissed appeals from three of Australia’s largest media companies concerning whether, by posting […]

Good Behaviour Licences

If you are an unrestricted licence holder (full licence holder) and you are suspended from driving for incurring too many demerit points, you do not have the option of appealing the suspension at Court. This can be a difficult and stressful situation for people especially if they need their licence for work. You may, however, […]

Compulsory Schooling Orders

Many parents are probably unaware that it is a criminal offence not to cause their child to attend school. All children in NSW who are of compulsory school age must receive an education. A child is generally of compulsory school age if they are aged between 6 and 17 years. Parents are responsible for […]

Online Safety Bill Set to Become Law

The Australian government will enact world-leading laws protecting people from cyber abuse after the Online Safety Bill 2021 was passed in the senate last week. The object of the bill is to provide a new framework for online safety for Australians, especially against trolls who use anonymous accounts to abuse, bully or humiliate others. The […]

NSW Announces Changes to Sexual Consent Laws

NSW has announced it will introduce changes to sexual consent laws to better protect victim-survivors and address growing community concern about sexual violence. The reforms are in response to 44 recommendations made by the New South Wales Law Reform Commission (LRC) in a report published in November last year. The essence of the LRC recommendations […]

Author: Peter Mullen

NSW Criminalises Acts Resulting in Loss of Unborn Child

Landmark – Employee v Contractor High Court Decision

NSW To Criminalise Coercive Control

High Court Confirms Jurisdictional Limit Not a Factor in Determining Sentence

Australian Govt Announces Landmark Privacy Reforms

Media Outlets Considered Publishers of Third-Party Posts

Good Behaviour Licences

Compulsory Schooling Orders

Online Safety Bill Set to Become Law

NSW Announces Changes to Sexual Consent Laws

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