Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 November 2023 The offence of Female Genital Mutilation carries a maximum penalty of 21 years...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 November 2023 The offence of Pervert the Course of Justice is under s319 of the Crimes Act 1900. The...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 November 2023 A Dedicated Encrypted Criminal Communication Device ('DECCD' is defined in s192O of the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 3 November 2023 The offences related to money laundering are under ss193B and 193BA Crimes Act (NSW) 1900...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 1 November 2023 The offence relating to Coercive Control is scheduled to commence by 1 July 2024 under the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 1 November 2023 The offence of contempt is a common law offence hence, the maximum penalty is at large in...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 1 November 2023 The offence of carrying a knife in a public place or school is under s93IB of the Crimes...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 31 October 2023 The minimum age limit for criminal responsibility in NSW is 10 years of age as per s5 of...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 29 October 2023 Section 281 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 ('the Act') states that an admission made to...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 28 October 2023 The offence of Persistent Sexual Abuse of a Child is set out in s66EA of the Crimes Act...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 28 October 2023 A Basha inquiry arises from the case of R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337, and as set out by...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 27 October 2023 Both the Commonwealth and NSW Parliaments over the years have fettered the Court's...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 26 October 2023 In Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42, McHugh J described abuse of...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 October 2023 The question of whether a jury should have been discharged or not raises issues within s6...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 October 2023 The common law rule in Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 is a rule of fairness to witnesses; in...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 22 October 2023 As per s23 of the Summary Offences Act 1988 ('the Act') it is lawful to engage in a public assembly or protest provided that the relevant criteria are met (see below). If the assembly is authorised, a person cannot be found guilty of participating or joining in an unlawful assembly (s545C of the Crimes Act 1900) or of obstructing a person, vehicle or vessel in a public place (s6 of the Act): as per s24 of the Act. However, if th

Published by Geoff Harrison | 19 October 2023 The Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 ('the Act') allows police to obtain forensic...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 18 October 2023 Prosecutions under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 ('the Act') relate to breaches of an...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 16 October 2023 The Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) is a pre-plea diversionary program...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 12 October 2023 The Traffic Offender Program (also referred to as the Traffic Offender Intervention...