Edit: The Court of Appeal have handed down their decision. See our discussion of it here. The Court of Appeal has set hearing dates for argument in DPP v Kypri (discussed here), and DPP v Piscopo and DPP v Rukandin (discussed here), on 6 & 7 June 2011. The Court of Appeal's new appeal rules …
Month: March 2011
Programming note
Monday's Australian Story is about Nicholas Cowdery QC, the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions. The uncompromising DPP is about to retire after 17 years in the role.Pic: Kate Geraghty for the smhRichard Ackland recounts the fractious relationship between Cowdery and NSW Attorney-General John Hatzistergos in a 2009 piece for the Sydney Morning Herald here. Recent …
Legislation Watch: Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
The new parliamentary session has started.The Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 is about licensed venues. The Explanatory Memorandum is here. The new law will allow the police or the management of a venue to issue a barring notice to a person. The notices run for 1, 3 or 6 months depending on whether the person …
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