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Security License Reassessments (Vic)

Security License Reassessments (Vic)

In Victoria, a private security license authorizes a person to carry out security guard work, security guard training, bodyguarding, crowd control and investigator work. Private security licenses in Victoria are heavily regulated. There is a substantial number of obligations placed on license holders to ensure that they meet the required character and professional tests in…

Private Prosecutions (NSW)

Private Prosecutions (NSW)

People generally associate criminal prosecutions with the police and the Department of Public Prosecutions. These agencies are responsible for the vast majority of prosecutions in New South Wales. However, under NSW legislation, any person can commence a prosecution by application to the registrar of the Local Court. When private individuals do so, these are known…

Reassessing a Working With Children Check (Vic)

Reassessing a Working With Children Check (Vic)

Many people have held a Working With Children check at some point in their life. This may have been for the purpose of volunteer work, community engagement or to be involved with a local sporting club. It may also have been a compulsory check for the purpose of paid employment. Many people adopt the ‘set…

Restitution Orders (Vic)

Restitution Orders (Vic)

In many circumstances, criminal offending will have a significant impact on other people. The impacts of crime on victims can be significant and diverse, and may include psychological and emotional harm, physical injury as well as financial loss. This article deals with restitution orders, the purpose of which is to ensure that victims of crime…

COVID-19 and Stand-Downs

COVID-19 and Stand-Downs

With over 600,000 jobs lost and over six million people on JobKeeper, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the Australian economy. As a result, many businesses, small and large, have been faced with tough decisions pertaining to their employees. With businesses across various industries suffering substantial losses in revenue, many employers have…

Nuisance (Vic)

We often believe that anything that we find annoying is a nuisance. However, there is a difference between what we believe is annoying and what the courts define as a nuisance. Nuisance can be dealt with as a civil law issue and it can also be a criminal offence. At civil law, it is not…

Arrest Without A Warrant (Vic)

Arrest Without A Warrant (Vic)

In Victoria, the power of arrest is governed by legislation. However, the common law still determines how a lawful arrest is required to be affected. In some circumstances, police must have a warrant to lawfully arrest a person. In other situations, it is lawful to arrest without a warrant. This article summarises the situations where…

Is Catfishing An Offence?

Is Catfishing An Offence?

In the last few years, the term ‘catfishing’ has become common. It refers to the act of luring a person to engage in an online relationship through the use of a fake identity, often with the intention of extorting money from the other person or obtaining other advantages from the relationship. While there is no…

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