Are Judges out of touch?

Last week, the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council launched their new website, “Judge for…


Consorting Laws

With the coming into effect a week ago the new consorting provisions of the Serious Organised Crime…


Facial Recognition in Queensland

The Toowoomba City Council is trialling facial recognition technology, alarming privacy advocates…


International Warrants Needed to Deal with Growing Surveillance Techniques

The UN Independent Expert on Privacy this week called for a new international treaty to protect…


Studies Into Sentencing Show The ‘Lenient Judge’ Is A Myth

As published in the Courier Mail today, Dan Rogers comments on how studies in to sentencing show…


Magistrate Court Pleas of Guilty: The Devil is in the Detail

The vast majority of those charged with a criminal offence will have their matters resolved in the…


Legal Update: The New Mental Health Act 2016

The new Mental Health Act 2016 commenced on the 5thMarch 2017.  It will replace the Mental Health…


Legal Affairs Committee Approves Changes to Justices Act

The Legal Affairs Committee of the Queensland Parliament this week approved proposed changes to the…


Abolition of 'Gay Panic' Defence

The Queensland Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee this week recommended that legislation…


Update to Queensland Bail Laws

This week the Legal Affairs Committee of the Queensland Parliament approved changes to the…