Australian traffic laws are complex and are spread across several regulations and are administered differently by state and territory. Because of this, they can be difficult to navigate and keep up with. See the NSW Government Website for the most up to date version of the Road Rules 2014 and other legislation. What is the…
New Additional Test for Bail – S 22C Bail Act 2013 The Bail and Crimes Amendment Bill 2024 (NSW) was passed on the 24th of March 2024, making it more difficult for young people older than 14 but younger than 18 to obtain bail. This introduces harsher bail standards for young people re-offend whilst already…
A client of ours who was charged with one count of Intimidation, in addition to having an AVO filed against him, has walked away from court with his charge completely dismissed by a Local Court Magistrate after a successful Hearing on the matter. Our client entered a plea of ‘not guilty’ to a charge of…
The charges of drive while licence disqualified, drive while licence suspended, and drive while licence cancelled are detailed within section 54 (1), (3), and (4) of the Road Transport Act 2013 respectively. The Act states that a person whose drivers licence is disqualified, suspended, or cancelled must not drive a motor vehicle on a road…
Use Carriage Service to menace/harass/offend is listed under section 474.17 of the Criminal Code 1995. The maximum penalty for this offence is 5 years imprisonment. The act states; (1) A person commits an offence if: A carriage service is defined by the Telecommunications Act to include ‘a service for carrying communications by means of guided…
What is an AVO? An AVO, or Apprehended Violence Order, is an order made by the court for the protection of a person or persons from the Defendant. These include several standard conditions which, if the order is made by the court, the Defendant must abide by. They usually last for a period of 2…
