New Sexual Consent Laws Pass NSW Parliament Major reforms have passed through NSW Parliament last week, setting clearer legal boundaries for what is considered sexual consent. The new laws require that ‘affirmative consent’ must be obtained before engaging in sexual activity. In criminal sexual trials, people accused of such a crime who hope to raise…
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From the 27th of March 2021, new legislation has been in place to regulate the use of mental health defences in criminal cases. The new Act, known as the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020, has remade and replaced the old Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990. What are the changes? The…
Conveyancing is the name of the process in which all of the requirements for a sale of property are performed and certified. This can involve submitting essential documents and undertaking critical searches before a home or piece of land is transferred from the seller to the purchaser. Brady and Associates Lawyers are conveyancing experts. We…
New South Wales will move to 5 days of Double Demerit Points on the roads over the Easter long-weekend. From Thursday the 1st of April until the end of Monday the 5th of April, motorists who break the road rules will receive double the usual demerit point penalty for their actions, in addition to any…
Random Breath Tests are used by NSW Police to prevent drink driving on our roads and detect people who are breaking the legally prescribed blood alcohol limit. Every police car in NSW has the capability to conduct a roadside breath test. While some RBT operations were temporarily stopped as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Brady and Associates Lawyers wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year! Our office will be closed from 22/12/2020 until 12/1/2021. We will respond to all messages and correspondence as soon as we are back in the office. See you in the New Year!
A suite of changes to domestic violence laws were passed through NSW Parliament in November, helping to secure the privacy of victims and make the court process far easier for their unique situations. Foremost among the new reforms is changes to the way in which domestic violence victims give evidence in court – no longer…
At Brady and Associates we receive many questions about Police powers and your identity information. What are the Police actually legally entitled to do if they stop you on the street? It is important to know your rights so that you don’t find yourself in unnecessary legal trouble. If you find yourself in a situation…
Described as a ‘pandemic within a pandemic’, domestic violence incidents around the world have increased following the introduction of COVID-19 related lockdowns and restrictions on movement, and unfortunately Australia is no exception to the trend. A survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) which covered the three months leading up to May 2020 found…