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Major reforms strengthen legal protections for victim-survivors & hold offenders more accountable.

This bulletin includes links to recent media releases, reports, cases and legislation of interest to Qld lawyers.

A negative result in NZ is only a setback to reform; in Australia, it is now legal to smoke cannabis at home in Canberra.

Former judges call for a bi-partisan parliamentary oversight committee to ensure adequate scrutiny of COVID-19 response.

Practical tips for commencing statutory prosecutions by way of complaint and summons in the Magistrates Court of Queensland.

The framework recommended by Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) aims to treat sex work as a lawful business.

There has been criticism over police exemptions in the line of duty, as it could enable officers to drive as they please.

Scammers are impersonating government agencies which provide information on COVID-19 through text messages and emails.

Boys to be moved from youth detention centre to maximum-security adult male prison.

Doing illegal acts while asleep is parasomnia, a sleep disorder that causes abnormal behaviour while sleeping.

Under the Australian constitution, government has the power to grant the royal prerogative of mercy (a royal pardon).

Recent case highlights the important factors required to establish a self-defence claim.

Under recent reforms to Victoria's tobacco laws, it is now an offence to sell tobacco without a valid licence.

Changes to laws impact those drivers who commit the offence of driving with a low range blood alcohol concentration.

The introduction of coercive control laws is a pivotal step in addressing domestic abuse that extends beyond physical violence.

Illegal phoenix activity is the stripping and transferring assets from an insolvent company to evade repaying creditors.

If police miss the deadline for when charges must be laid, charges are statute barred and the accused cannot be prosecuted.