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Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
Published by Geoff Harrison | 16 November 2023 The right against Self-Incrimination is a common law right essentially that a person...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 16, 20237 min read
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Walama List
Published by Geoff Harrison | 15 November 2023 The Walama List is an inclusive or restorative justice form of sentencing relating to...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Subpoenas
Published by Geoff Harrison | 13 November 2023 A subpoena is an order of the court requiring a party to attend court, produce documents...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 13, 20234 min read
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Defamation Law
Published by Geoff Harrison | 10 November 2023 Defamation is a tort or civil wrong. At common law, defamation was either libel being a...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Stealthing
Published by Geoff Harrison | 8 November 2023 The practice known as 'stealthing' or the non-consensual removal of a condom during sexual...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Female Genital Mutilation
Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 November 2023 The offence of Female Genital Mutilation carries a maximum penalty of 21 years...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 5, 20233 min read
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Pervert the Course of Justice
Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 November 2023 The offence of Pervert the Course of Justice is under s319 of the Crimes Act 1900. The...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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Encrypted Devices & Orders
Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 November 2023 A Dedicated Encrypted Criminal Communication Device ('DECCD' is defined in s192O of the...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 3, 202311 min read
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Money Laundering
Published by Geoff Harrison | 3 November 2023 The offences related to money laundering are under ss193B and 193BA Crimes Act (NSW) 1900...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 3, 20237 min read
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Coercive Control
Published by Geoff Harrison | 1 November 2023 The offence relating to Coercive Control is scheduled to commence by 1 July 2024 under the...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 1, 20239 min read
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Contempt of Court
Published by Geoff Harrison | 1 November 2023 The offence of contempt is a common law offence hence, the maximum penalty is at large in...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 1, 20235 min read
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Custody of Knives in Public Places or Schools
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...

Geoff Harrison
Nov 1, 20235 min read
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Doli Incapax
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...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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Admissions in Indictable Matters
Published by Geoff Harrison | 29 October 2023 Section 281 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 ('the Act') states that an admission made to...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 28, 20235 min read
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Persistent Sexual Abuse of a Child
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...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 28, 20236 min read
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Basha Inquiry
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...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 27, 202314 min read
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Mandatory Sentences
Published by Geoff Harrison | 27 October 2023 Both the Commonwealth and NSW Parliaments over the years have fettered the Court's...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 27, 202311 min read
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Abuse of Process
Published by Geoff Harrison | 26 October 2023 In Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42, McHugh J described abuse of...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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Failure to Discharge a Jury
Published by Geoff Harrison | 25 October 2023 The question of whether a jury should have been discharged or not raises issues within s6...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 25, 20234 min read
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Browne v Dunn
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...

Geoff Harrison
Oct 25, 20232 min read
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