We are used to being able to pay for things with legal tender. Other than in special circumstances, refusing to accept cash can have legal consequences. The Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill 2019 at present before the Senate seeks to make it an offence to use “too much cash” to pay your
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Catholic Church Priest Vincent Ryan has been released after serving 14 months in prison for the historical sexual abuse of two altar boys. Unfortunately, it’s another case of historic child sexual abuse where the perpetrator barely suffers consequences, while
Terry Goldsworthy, Bond University The various restrictions put in place to combat the spread of coronavirus in recent months have disrupted life for everyone – including criminals. Shutterstock More than six months into the pandemic, it is clear the pandemic has had a major effect on crime rates. Certain crimes, such as robberies and sexual
Forced marriage crime spike: Aussie kids taken as child brides in alarming numbers The Weekly Times Source link
Before age 12, Karlie Stewart had already faced some of life’s toughest challenges. And by her 14th birthday, she wasn’t sure she would make it to the next one. She grew up between Nowra and Sydney in a big, proud Aboriginal family, with ties to the Yuin nation and the La Perouse community. She reflects
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Hong Kong’s government would suspend agreements on mutual assistance for criminal matters, including extradition, with Britain, Canada and Australia. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a daily briefing that the three countries’ decision to suspend extradition agreements with Hong Kong over a new security
State and territory attorneys-general have knocked back a campaign to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Australia from 10 to 14. Surely we’re better than this? Demonstrators and 603 teddy bears representing children locked up around Australia, Friday, November 29, 2019 (Image: AAP/Roy VanDerVegt) We wouldn’t think of letting a 10-year-old vote, drink,
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The NSW Police Force says it has charged a 46-year old man from West Kempsey in the mid-north coast with multiple charges including two counts of committing an act of animal cruelty following an alleged domestic violence. According to
In the wake of COVID-19, domestic and transnational organised crime is becoming a greater challenge for Pacific governments, writes Jose Sousa-Santos The COVID-19 pandemic has created a vulnerable landscape in the Pacific islands which transnational criminal organisations and local crime actors have been quick to capitalise on. As economies falter, criminal actors are seeking to take
news, local-news, The Law Society of Tasmania says a decision by the Council of Attorneys-General to defer consideration on potentially raising the age of criminal responsibility for at least 12 months is disappointing. Law society president Crystal Gardwood said the body supported changing the age of criminal responsibility from 10 years to 14 years as
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