VISITING COUNTRIES WHILE HAVING A CRIMINAL RECORD? WILL MY CRIMINAL CONVICTION STOP ME? Former Prime Minister, The Hon Tony Abbott AC often states that Australians have won the lottery of life by being able to call Australia home. Few, if any Australians would disagree. Where else would one want to live other than this beautiful […]
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CONTEXTS ASSOCIATED WITH USE CARRIAGE SERVICE TO MENACE, HARASS OR OFFEND The increasing use of technology as a means of communication via countless platforms and the ability to conveniently send messages via the purported safety and comfort of one’s own home gives rise to the prevalence of the criminal offence of using a carriage service
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MAN CHARGED WITH GOODS IN CUSTODY AS POLICE SEIZE ILLEGAL CIGARETTES AND VAPES NSW Police have charged a 32-year-old man with the offence of ‘persons unlawfully in possession of property’, commonly referred to as ‘goods in custody’, after he was alleged to have been caught by Forster Highway Patrol driving a truck with over $3.2
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BALI 9 MEMBER ARRESTED FOLLOWING ALLEGED OFFENCE OF TAKING A CONVEYANCE WITHOUT CONSENT OF OWNER Bali 9 member Matthew Norman has been charged and arrested by NSW Police following his return to Australia, having been charged in 2005 for allegedly committing the offence of taking a conveyance without consent of owner. The arrest relates to
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OPERATION RAID CATCHES MOTORISTS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a criminal offence which can have serious legal repercussions. It is a fateful decision often made by people with no criminal history or association and who had no foreshadowed plan to commit the offence.
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LICENCE APPEALS The ability to drive a vehicle is important to the functioning of an individual and a family’s day to day life, and it often takes the absence of a vehicle or the suspension of a NSW Driver Licence for an individual to truly appreciate how vital and convenient it is to be able
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ROLE OF LEGISLATION AND AUTHORITIES IN TACKLING MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES IN NSW Money laundering is a serious criminal offence and a form of white-collar crime. It refers to the action and process of ‘cleaning’ illegal money and attempting to make the money appear legitimate and legally obtained by filtering the money through what otherwise may
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Falsely nominating another driver for a Penalty Infringement is an option that crosses the minds of many people when considering the impacts of a driving offence, particularly when the infringement is to have the effect of exceeding their demerit point limit and a potential suspension of their Driver Licence. Falsely nominating another driver by selling
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NSW GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO ROBBERY OFFENCES IN NSW The NSW Government has taken a measured and balanced approach in response to high rates of robbery offences in NSW. Of particular concern to the NSW Government and communities has been the excessive youth crime in regional areas, with robbery offences one of the most prevalent categories
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THE ALIBI DEFENCE IN NSW Among the oldest and well-known defences to have transcended civilisations, cultures and legal systems is the defence of alibi, which refers to the argument that an accused could not have committed a specific offence as they were at a location other than the scene of the alleged offence at the
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