NSW’s fourth drug court opens in Dubbo
On Monday 20 February 2023, New South Wales’ fourth specialist drug court opened in Dubbo, joining those in Sydney CBD, Parramatta, and Toronto in the Hunter region. The purpose of the specialist drug court is to prioritise intensive treatment and rehabilitation of drug-dependent offenders rather than prison.
NSW passes landmark legislation on coercive control
NSW will become the first Australian state or territory to create a stand-alone offence for coercive control with the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Bill 2022 [NSW] being passed this week to amend the Crimes Act 1900; and amend the Crimes (Domestic...
Jury discharged in Lehrmann trial
The entire jury in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann has been discharged after a juror brought a research paper on sexual assaults into the jury room. In the ACT, jurors are only used in cases where a person is accused of a serious crime. These cases often generate great...
NSW SENTENCING REFORMS
In 2011, the NSW Government asked the NSW Law Reform Commission to complete a review of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act. This piece of legislation outlines the available sentences for criminal offences and outlines the considerations the Court must take into...
