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DVOs and Children (Qld)
DVOs and Children (Qld)
Domestic Violence Orders in Queensland are made under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012. A domestic violence order is designed to protect someone who is, or has been in, an intimate relationship or an informal care relationship. DVOs can also be made between family members, such as parent and child or brother and…
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Private Prisons Returning to State Control (Qld)
Private Prisons Returning to State Control (Qld)
The Queensland government announced in March that Queensland’s two privately operated prisons will be brought back under government control. The decision came in the wake of a Crime and Corruption Commission report on corruption in corrective services facilities. The report, released in December 2018, found that corruption was rife in private prisons and that the…
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Can You Sell a Tenanted Property? (Qld)
Can You Sell a Tenanted Property? (Qld)
A tenancy agreement does not necessarily end when the property is sold. A purchaser buys a property subject to any lease agreement that is in place prior to the purchase. If a tenanted property is to be sold while the tenant continues to lease it, the landlord must take steps to ensure that the tenant’s…
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The Defence of Duress (NSW)
The Defence of Duress (NSW)
Duress is available as a defence to most criminal offences in New South Wales. It is defined as an extremely serious threat to the accused which compelled them to perform acts that they would not willingly perform. The rationale for the defence of duress is that individuals should not be held criminally culpable for acts…
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How to Deal With a Neighbourhood Dispute (SA)
How to Deal With a Neighbourhood Dispute (SA)
Disputes can occur between neighbours for a range of reasons such as shared fences, trees noise and animals. When a neighbourhood dispute arises it is always best to try to resolve it directly with the neighbour. If this is not possible, it may be appropriate to seek the assistance of a mediation service. If the…
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Fiona Wright Makes Discrimination Complaint
Fiona Wright Makes Discrimination Complaint
Acclaimed author Fiona Wright was last week refused entry onto a Qantas flight From Sydney to Alice Springs, resulting in her missing the NT Writers’ Festival. Wright claims the decision was ‘out and out discrimination’ against her as a person who suffers from a mental illness and requires the help of an assistance dog. She…
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Can You Consent to an Assault? (NT)
Can You Consent to an Assault? (NT)
The law varies from state to state as to whether a person can consent to being assaulted. While some jurisdictions have definitions of assault that explicitly require lack of consent for the offence to be made out, others do not. The Northern Territory definition of assault requires lack of consent on the part of the…
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Computer Crime (Qld)
Computer Crime (Qld)
A computer crime is a criminal offence that relates to the use of computers. In 1997 the Queensland Criminal Code introduced Section 408E entitled ‘Computer Hacking and Misuse’. This provision states that a person who uses a restricted computer without the consent of the computer’s controller commits an offence. Further, if the person causes or…
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