We look at the right to silence under Western Australian law and how you should deal with questions from the police. It is a question people often ask. So, should you talk to the police? The answer, according to experienced Perth criminal lawyer Max Crispe, is ...
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Tougher sentencing laws, as proposed in Victoria by Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, are not a good idea according to seasoned criminal lawyers. Guy is proposing a "two strikes" rule for repeat offenders, which would impose minimum mandatory sentences and take discretion away from sentencing judges ...
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The High Court of Australia has upheld the validity of the Northern Territory's "paperless arrest" laws, after a constitutional challenge by the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency. The Agency had argued that the paperless arrest laws, contained within amendments to the Police Administration Act, violated the principle ...
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