As the holiday period drew nearer, the NSW attorney general
thought he'd deliver an amendment bill that didn't simply
fill the stocking of one Act that needed changing. Instead, with
festive cheer, Mark Speakman delivered one that, in his words,
"fills the gaps" in many of his favoured pieces of
legislation.
Right before parliament was about to break for Christmas, the
Justice Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2019 (the No 2 Bill)
passed in the NSW Legislative Council on 20 November.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers has already been wading through the sea
of amendments over the last couple of weeks. Our first perusal came
up with
expanded police powers and more criminal offences, while our
second look revealed
more powers for corrective services and sheriffs.
