Published by Geoff Harrison | 21 September 2023 The offence of Assault Retail Worker was introduced by the Crimes Legislation Amendment...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 21 September 2023 Offences for cruelty to animals is covered by both the NSW Crimes Act under s530 of the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 20 September 2023 Section 16 of the Companion Animals Act 1998 ('the Act') sets out the liability fo the...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 19 September 2023 Under the Drug Court Act 1998 ('the Act') an "eligible person" is defined within s5 of...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 18 September 2023 A Liberato Direction stems from the High Court decision of Liberato v R [1985] HCA 66...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 17 September 2023 Under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 ('the Act') a person must not...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 16 September 2023 Under s7 of the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 ('the Act') possessing or using a Prohibited...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 15 September 2023 A Mosely Stay is where a trial miscarries due to some fault of the Crown and the accused...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 15 September 2023 A Nolle Prosequi is essentially where the DPP withdraw, ' No Bill' or 'Direct no further...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 7 September 2023 Following the period of a finding of guilt or the entering of a plea of guilty and...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 September 2023 A person who drives, or permits another person to drive a heavy vehicle on a road, must...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 6 September 2023 Most criminal convictions are capable of becoming spent. Convictions that cannot be spent...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 5 September 2023 Upon a person pleading guilty or being found guilty of a criminal offence, the only...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 5 September 2023 The gravamen of the offence of kidnapping as per s86 of the Crimes Act 1900 (or Take and...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 3 September 2023 Where a defence witness is not called who might have been able to assist the defence case,...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 3 September 2023 The defence of automatism is viewed with some scepticism however, once raised it is for...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 2 September 2023 The test for determining the appearance of bias was set out by Lonegran J in Masters v R ...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 2 September 2023 The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 NSW ('the Act') prohibits the installation, use and...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 31 August 2023 Many charges carry a statutory alternative under the Crimes Act 1900 ('the Act') such as:...

Published by Geoff Harrison | 29 August 2023 Inciting a criminal offence, is a criminal offence ie. to encourage or urge someone to...