While new technology and increased use of social media provide convenience and the ability for people to stay connected, there have also been detrimental impacts to society such as the increased prevalence of cyber bullying.
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President of The Law Society of NSW Doug Humphreys detailed the representative body’s strategic plans in a speech delivered on 31 January 2018 to mark the opening of the law term.
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The latest quarterly report from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) shows that cocaine possession in NSW has increased by more than 40% over the last two years, with BOCSAR executive director Dr Don Weatherburn claiming that Sydney’s inner city and eastern suburbs were responsible for about 60% of the increase.
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Many young people and in particular teenagers, do not understand the potential dangers and long term consequences of ‘sexting’. What may appear to be a flirtatious exchange between a young couple can be viewed as a serious offence in the eyes of the law.
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New driver disqualification laws in NSW were announced on 27 October 2017 with an aim to better protect the community and to keep repeat offenders and dangerous drivers off the roads.
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On 17 August 2017 the Government announced the creation of a bill to strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act) and increase the powers of the Australian Transactions and Reporting Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).
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On 18 October 2017 the NSW Parliament passed new legislation as part of its transformational reforms to the NSW criminal justice system. Dubbed ‘Safety First Reforms’, these changes fundamentally shift the landscape in the criminal justice system.
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In Portugal, there has been a shift towards treating drug use as a medical issue, rather than a crime. Under new laws passed in 2001 drug dealers are still sent to prison, but anyone caught with less than a 10-day supply of any drug gets mandatory medical treatment, and no jail.
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The NSW Parliament have recently passed the Crimes Amendment (Intimate Images) Bill 2017, introducing three new “personal violence” offences prohibiting the recording and distribution of intimate images without consent.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently announced the Federal Government’s new laws that will oblige both telcos and social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to give Australian security agencies access to encrypted messages, to ‘ensure that the rule of law applies online as well as offline’, as stated by Turnbull. Many people are asking whether…
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