What is a CCO? When can it be given? How long will it last? What are the conditions?

What is a Mention Hearing? Can I plead guilty there? Do I have to go to court? Further questions answered.

A public inquiry is an official government investigation to examine and report on a matter of significant public concern.

The sale and supply of bongs is criminalised in Australia, with possession and ownership banned in most jurisdictions.

Many factors must be considered when thinking about whether criminal charges can and should be withdrawn.

Article discusses how sentencing works & how & why the public often think that judges get it wrong.

These new road rules specifically address the increase of technology used in vehicles and on motorbikes.

Becoming familiar with basic knowledge about Intervention Orders at court can assist you to focus on the bigger issues.

New offence of committing sexual activity which is directed at another person.

These bail reforms are recent legislative changes to the criminal justice system which will put more people in prison.

In a specialist family violence court the Magistrate must make an order requiring a counselling assessment.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child asserts that the appropriate age for criminal responsibility is 14.

Discusses how registrable offenders can apply for permission to travel.

The changes clarify how the law applies to deceased victims, and introduce a new victim privacy order scheme

The relationship between alcohol and sexual abuse is complex, and the law can only do so much to address this complexity.

Without proper action, infringement warrants and enforcement orders could result in a term of immediate imprisonment.

Just as the internet has created a flood of porn, it may also have led us to be mistaken when dealing with the numbers.

For marriage or partnership breakdowns, children are often central to Family Violence Intervention Order Applications.

Blackmail is an offence in its own right, but modern blackmail includes ransomware, a major component of cyber crime.

Bringing children into the prison system, for longer, with harsher penalties, is not a simple solution to youth crime.