G20: Police Powers & Dissent
The G20 Safety & Security Act 2013 will govern the G20 summit which is to occur in Brisbane…
Justice at any cost is not justice at all
Justice is a concept of “moral rightness” which is open to individual interpretation. The concept…
Costs Applications against the police
If you are charged with a summary offence, for example, committing a public nuisance or obstruct…
Bikies in solitary confinement
In a case decided by Justice Applegarth of the Queensland Supreme Court on 12 December 2013 there…
Police Investigations: Your Rights
There are a number of tactics implemented by the police during investigations which appear run of…
Anti-Bikie Laws - reform or revenge?
When the Queensland government introduced its anti bikie laws it by-passed all the usual safeguards…
Update - the anti-bikies legislation commences.
This afternoon (17 October 2013) at 2.39 pm we received confirmation from the office of the…
When will the Queensland Government’s oppressive ‘Bikie’ legislation take effect?
Yesterday the Queensland Parliament took extraordinary steps to suspend the usual democratic…
Stop Violence with a Domestic Violence Order
There are many frustrating myths about what “domestic violence” means or whom it affects. The truth…
Evade Police Offences - Queensland
In Queensland the Police Power and Responsibilities Act makes it an offence to evade police when…