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Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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

Paedophile priest released from prison – Criminal Law

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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

Some crimes have seen drastic decreases during coronavirus — but not homicides in the US

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

Forced marriage crime spike: Aussie kids taken as child brides in alarming numbers  The Weekly Times Source link

Closing the Gap promises big change for Indigenous youth. Trei and Karlie hope it improves the issues they faced

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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

China says Hong Kong to suspend crime-related agreements with UK, Canada, Australia

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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

Nothing perfect about 10 when it comes to the law

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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,

The law, defences and penalties for animal cruelty offences in NSW – Criminal Law

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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

Profiteering from the pandemic – Policy Forum

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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

Law Society of Tasmania supports raise the age campaign | The Examiner

By brad | Google News - Crime Au | Comments are Closed | 31 July, 2020 | 0

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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