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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 […]

What is the law of detinue and how can I reclaim my property?

If someone has your property and won’t give it back, what can you do? Your options will depend upon the circumstances but you may be able to bring a common law claim in conversion or detinue against the person. What is conversion? Conversion occurs when a person unlawfully interferes with another person’s property and deals […]

Mental Health Applications in Criminal Proceedings

Individuals charged with criminal offences heard in the Local Court of NSW may make an application, in appropriate circumstances, for the charges to be dismissed due to mental health and/or a cognitive impairment. On 29 March 2021 the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 will commence, which provides new legislation for the […]

NSW Domestic Violence Reforms

Victims of domestic violence will be granted greater safeguards when they appear in court while the meaning of intimidation will be expanded to include harm or threatened harm to animals under domestic violence law reforms passed in NSW late last year. NSW Attorney General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Mark Speakman said […]

Drivers Fined for Passengers Using Mobile Devices

Most drivers would be unaware of an obscure rule that exists in NSW which gives police the power to issue a fine to drivers whose passengers engage in certain behaviour that has the potential to distract the driver. Driver distraction is a leading cause of motor vehicle accidents in Australia. According to Transport NSW, research […]

NSW introduces mobile phone detection cameras

The NSW government has commenced rolling out mobile phone detection cameras across the state to enforce mobile phone laws. The mobile phone detection camera program will be introduced at 45 locations by the end of December. It follows a world-first six-month trial that captured images of 85 million cars and detected more than 100,000 drivers […]

Child car seats and the law

According to statistics collated by Transport for NSW’s Centre for Road Safety, the number of road deaths in NSW per 100,000 population in 2017 was 4.94. This is a significant fall from 28.9 recorded in 1970 and is the fifth lowest fatality rate since records began in 1908. This vastly improved road fatality rate has […]

New NSW laws for low range drink driving

The NSW government has introduced tough new laws as part of its zero-tolerance approach to drink driving. What’s new? And from when? From 20 May 2019, police were given the power to suspend a person’s driver licence immediately for any drink driving offence. This now includes low-range drink driving offences. Previously, police could only issue […]

NSW drivers welcome changes to parking fine laws

Earlier this year the NSW government introduced changes to parking fine laws that were designed to make the system fairer for motorists. The reforms are the result of a 2018 review by NSW Treasury of parking and other fines following community feedback. The two main changes are the introduction of a grace period for parking […]

Are supression orders antiquated in the digital age?

On 11 December 2018, Cardinal George Pell was convicted of five charges relating to child sexual abuse in the Victorian County Court in Melbourne. As a former treasurer of the Vatican, his conviction made him the most senior member of the Catholic Church to be found guilty of child sexual abuse. The court case created […]

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NSW Announces Changes to Sexual Consent Laws

What is the law of detinue and how can I reclaim my property?

Mental Health Applications in Criminal Proceedings

NSW Domestic Violence Reforms

Drivers Fined for Passengers Using Mobile Devices

NSW introduces mobile phone detection cameras

Child car seats and the law

New NSW laws for low range drink driving

NSW drivers welcome changes to parking fine laws

Are supression orders antiquated in the digital age?

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