Published by Geoff Harrison | 8 June 2024 There are a number of different Banning Orders that can be made under the Liquor Act 2007 ('the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 8 July 2024 Section 15 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 makes a person's juvenile criminal...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 June 2024 A finding of Special Circumstances is a discretionary exercise for the sentencing magistrate or...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 5 June 2024 A fairly common charge relating to domestic violence matters is using a carriage service to...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 4 June 2024 Offences related to using a carriage service for Child Abuse Material (CAM) are found under...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 2 June 2024 An issue for judges when determining the start date of a sentence is when an offender has had...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 2 June 2024 The offence of riot is where 12 or more persons who are present together use or threaten...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 2 June 2024 There is no definition of "accessory before the fact" within the Crimes Act 1900 however, "at...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 1 June 2024 Given the recent spate of offences involving knives, the NSW Government has passed a law...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 31 May 2024 Unfortunately, substance-induced mental disorder or drug induced psychosis has become an...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 4 May 2024 As stated by Bathurst CJ; Simpson J and Adamson J in Lane v R [2013] NSWCCA 317 at [59]-[62]:...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 April 2024 The offence of Ongoing Supply under s25A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 ('the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 April 2024 The offence of committing a performance crime offence was assented to on 3 April 2024. This...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 April 2024 A permanent stay in criminal proceedings is an extremely rare remedy applied by the courts...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 2 March 2024 The offence of resisting or hindering a police officer in the execution of duty is covered...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 24 February 2024 The offence of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm is set out in s59 of the Crimes Act...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 13 February 2024 The principle of De Simoni is an important principle related to sentencing. Essentially,...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 13 February 2024 The test as to whether an accused has a reasonable apprehension of bias in relation to a...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 13 February 2024 Larceny is a common law offence against possession, not ownership. Larceny is not defined...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 7 December 2023 The proposed legislation before parliament will allow an adult to possess and/or give 50g...