Corporate surveillance and Facebook
Following a report in the Daily Mail (Australia) in late December 2019 that Facebook is watching…
Human Rights Act Series - Part 5 - Case Example: Police powers and exclusion of evidence – R v Shaheed [2002] NZLR 377
Case Example: Police powers and exclusion of evidence – R v Shaheed [2002] NZLR 377 This is the…
Human Rights Act - Part 2: Case example: Unreasonable delay – R v Mills
This is the second blog in our Human Rights Act series, looking at the decision of the ACT Supreme…
The Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) for criminal cases in Queensland
On Monday 4 November 2019, Robertson O’Gorman and the College of Law hosted Scott McDougall (Human…
Police Discipline Reforms
The Police Discipline Reforms which have just passed the Queensland Parliament deal with justified…
Forensic science in criminal cases
In the Sydney Morning Herald of 2 September 2019 Justice Chris Maxwell, President of the Victorian…
Blue Card laws: Is ‘exceptional’ the new normal?
In Queensland those who wish to work with, or foster, children must have a Blue Card. A Blue Card…
Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) - What remedies are available?
A human rights complaint or action may be brought for a breach of section 58(1) of the Human Rights…
Queensland Human Rights Commission
The Queensland Human Rights Commission, created by the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), will commence…
Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) – Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Assembly
These rights are closely related as they both provide for a person’s personal liberty of thought,…