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Sydney NSW 2000
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99 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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231 North Quay
Brisbane QLD 4000
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1 Farrell Place
Canberra ACT 2601
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111 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
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Criminal sentencing is changing in NSW
by Angela Cooney on September 21, 2018
On 24 September 2018, there will be a HUGE shake-up to sentencing law in NSW. New laws are about to start that will substantially change the sentencing options when you go to Court for a […]
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40km/h limit when passing emergency service vehicles – Do all lives matter?
by John Sutton on September 14, 2018
On 1 September 2018 the NSW government enacted a law to require drivers to slow down to 40kph when passing a stationary emergency vehicle with its blue and red lights flashing. This appears to be […]
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Don’t forget to pay child support or you will risk the consequences
by Natasha Heathcote on September 13, 2018
Child support is the payment between parents, often through the Child Support Agency of money to assist the other parent in the support costs of the parties’ child or children. The child support scheme was […]
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NSW introduces 40km/h limit around emergency vehicles
by Martin Vazquez on August 31, 2018
A one year trial will begin tomorrow that requires all drivers to slow down to 40km/h when passing emergency service vehicles with red and blue flashing lights. The new speed limit will apply on all […]
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Glassing
by Tyson Brown on August 28, 2018
Glassing is the colloquial term for striking someone with a drinking glass, or bottle, usually to the head, face or neck area. The vast majority of glassing incidents occur at licenced premises where alcohol is […]
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Non-conviction Orders for Drink Driving
by Andrew Fraser on August 15, 2018
Everyone would like a non-conviction order when they come to court for their drink-driving matter. The widely known and desired “Section 10” in NSW, or “Section 17” in the ACT, used to be easier to […]
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Mobile Phone Offences
by Trudie Cameron on August 3, 2018
The crack down in relation to drivers using mobile phones continues, with the NSW State Government announcing that as of September 2018, the offence of Driver Use Mobile Phone will be increased to 5 demerit […]
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Rules for Drafting Affidavits
by Bree Staines on July 27, 2018
Recent changes to the Family Law Rules 2004 have changed the way affidavits are to be drafted to be filed at Court and accepted into evidence by the Judge (or Senior Registrar) presiding over the […]
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Traffic Law in the ACT
by Andrew Fraser on July 25, 2018
Road-transport legislation can be a minefield of technical complexity, as a recent ACT case shows. A motorist was found not guilty of not giving particulars to police about who was driving a vehicle in a […]
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And ‘Til Death Do Us Part
by Natasha Heathcote on July 23, 2018
A couple from the City of Lexington in the state of Kentucky in the USA have remarried each other following 50 years of divorce. The couple who have five children together first married on Christmas […]
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