Policing and Detention

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Policing and Detention / Submission to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission: Review of the operation of the amendments to the consorting law under Part 3A Division 7 of the Crimes Act 1900

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is conducting a review of the consorting law. Consorting laws make it a crime to...

28 Feb 2022

Policing and Detention / Almost 3,000 children in NSW hit with fines of up to $5,000 for minor Covid rule breaches

16 Dec 2021

Policing and Detention / Unfair COVID fines causing hardship and should not be enforced, advocates say

7 Dec 2021

Policing and Detention / Open letter: Civil society organisations call for an immediate pause on the enforcement of COVID-19 fines

7 Dec 2021

Policing and Detention / More than 7000 people challenge COVID-19 fines, but most fail

5 Dec 2021

Policing and Detention / Opinion: Australia must raise the age of responsibility to 14 or keep trapping children in a quicksand of criminality

Op ed by PIAC Senior Solicitor Emma Bastable, and Luke McNamara from UNSW Centre for Crime, Law & Justice.

21 Nov 2021

Policing and Detention / Attorneys General feet of clay when it comes to criminal responsibility

15 Nov 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Shoebridge Bill highlights need for action to raise the age

An alliance of community, legal, and First Nations justice organisations has welcomed the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Amendment (Age of Criminal...

11 Nov 2021

Accountable Government / Open letter -A call to address unjust COVID-19 fines

Together with the Aboriginal Legal Service ACT/NSW, Redfern Legal Centre, Community Legal Centres NSW and over 100 legal practitioners, academics...

16 Sep 2021

Homelessness / Policing Public Space: The experiences of people sleeping rough

This report examines the experiences of people sleeping rough and their interactions with police in Sydney. It is based on...

17 May 2021

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