People who turn themselves into the authorities after having absconded a long time ago can pose a difficult sentencing problem. This is particularly true where the offences involved are relatively minor, and the fugitive has been living a blameless life on the lam (and it is lam; life on the lamb sounds very uncomfortable). On …
Day: October 25, 2009
JPs to go?
Edit: The decision has been made to retain the role and, apparently, the name. A press release was issued from the Attorney-General on 22 Feb 2010.Last month the state government released a consultative paper A Review of Justices of the Peace in Victoria.There are currently two types of honorary justice in Victoria: JPs and bail …