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The Australian Government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare classifies ‘Family and Domestic Violence’ as violence that occurs in intimate partner relationships and family relationships. It defines the violence as “behaviours that cause, or intend to cause, fear or harm. Violence can occur in the form of threat, assault, abuse, neglect or harassment and is […]

New Queensland Government’s tough approach to youth and juvenile crime Legislation is being drafted by the Queensland State Government to imprison youth and juveniles who commit ‘adult criminal offences’ to ‘adult jail time’. The newly elected Premier of Queensland, the Liberal National Party’s David Crisafulli, contested the recent election with this policy that is intended

WHAT IS THE LEGAL DRINKING AGE IN BALI?? Bali is different from the rest of the country as the alcohol laws there are more relaxed. But the official drinking age there is 21 years old, according to law. This means that if you are 20 years old and below, you are not supposed to consume

Sydney Criminal Lawyer, Steven Mercael, obtained a phenomenal result for a Sydney Nurse charged with 3 counts of assault and 1 count of intimidation. This was a huge win for her defence team, led by Steven Mercael. THE CHARGES: The Sydney Nurse was charged with: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm Common assault x2 Stalk and

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Robbery Offences in New South Wales – Section 94 Crimes Act Robbery is sometimes considered a ‘hybrid’ offence, as it features aspects of both assault and larceny. According to the courts, robbery offences involve acts whereby “the victim… [is] compelled by force or fear to submit to the theft… It is not necessary that the

WHAT IS A SERIOUS DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION ORDER? On 24 September 2024, the Crimes (Domestic ad Personal Violence) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 was passed by both Houses of the New South Wales Parliament, amending the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (‘the Act’) to, among other things, introduce Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders.

THE CASE: A Sydney man charged with supply large commercial quantity (22 kilograms of methylamphetamine) was represented in court by Sydney criminal lawyer Steven Mercael, who successfully had the charge downgraded to supply an indictable quantity of prohibited drug.  Mr Mercael successfully argued that whilst the offender was aware there were drugs in the car, he was unaware of

A teen has been charged with displaying a terrorist organisation’s symbol after she allegedly marched with a Hezbollah flag around her shoulders at a protest in Sydney’s CBD over the weekend. Police launched a public appeal on Wednesday to identify a woman depicted at a pro-Palestine and Hezbollah protest in the city’s centre on Sunday