Criminal Law

Queensland’s Labor government recently passed stricter laws to deal with repeat youth offenders after a series of high-profile criminal incidents, including the tragic death of… Read More »The Queensland Government’s Proposed Amendments to the Youth Justice System

Queensland’s Parole Board has made headlines in the past year for a serious backlog in the processing of parole applications.

If You Receive a Show Cause Letter When Applying for a Weapons Licence While there are many reasons a person may need to own a… Read More »What Should You do if You Receive a Show Cause Letter When Applying for a Weapons Licence?

People are often unaware that if police enter a person’s residence with a search warrant, officers may seize items of that’s person’s property under certain… Read More »What You Need to Know About Seizure of Property by Police

Investigative Tools do Queensland Police Utilise There are many ways a police force investigate criminal offences. From basic questioning of suspects to surveillance operations, telephone… Read More »What Investigative Tools do Queensland Police Utilise?

At the outset, we should distinguish a committal from a mention or a trial. A committal is an important stage of the criminal law process… Read More »The Different Types of Committal Proceedings in Queensland

The Queensland Parole Board is facing possible legal action from those held in custody as a result of significant delays in deciding parole applications. In… Read More »Implications of the Chronic Delays in Processing Queensland Parole Applications

Most criminal matters and many civil ones are first heard in the Magistrates Court of Queensland. Where a person is unhappy with the decision they… Read More »What’s Involved in Section 222 Appeals?

Prisoners in Queensland who are released on parole serve out the remainder of the sentence in the community under a range of conditions. Queensland Corrective… Read More »What Steps are Involved in Applying for Parole

In August 2017 Queensland enacted a ‘No Body, No Parole’ law that means the Parole Board Queensland must not grant parole to a prisoner unless… Read More »How does Queensland’s ‘No Body, No Parole’ Law Work?

In Queensland the most common situations where a warrant is issued to return a person to prison occur when that person fails to pay a… Read More »What You Need to Know About Return-to-Prison Warrants

When you come before a court on a criminal matter, there are a range of sentences the court can impose, many of which are designed… Read More »What Happens if I Breach a Court Order?

Australian courts have frequently recognised the impact of recording a conviction for a person found guilty of an offence. In some circumstances it’s acknowledgeded that… Read More »When Will No Conviction Be Recorded for Commonwealth Offences?

A key requirement for a person to be admitted as a practising lawyer is that they are a ‘fit and proper’ person. Lawyers are expected… Read More »What are the Consequences for a Lawyer Convicted of a Criminal Offence?

It was American sociologist and criminologist Edwin Sutherland who coined the term ‘white-collar crime’ in the late 1940s, a neat way to describe crimes committed… Read More »White Collar Offences: What Are They?

The issue of mandatory penalties is a controversial one in the law. Many judges and legal commentators criticise the inclusion of mandatory penalties in sentencing… Read More »When Do Mandatory Penalties for Certain Offences Apply in Queensland?

It’s no revelation that having anything to do with illegal drugs can lead to severe criminal penalties if you’re caught, but what many people may… Read More »What to Know about Schedule 1 Drugs vs Schedule 2 Drugs