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Published On - November 9, 2022

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Grooming Children Online

Overview Concern about adults using online forums to meet children and teens and try to get them involved in sex and relationships as online relationships have become more common in recent years, and is rising. Sexual contact between children and adults has long been criminalized, but new categories...

Published On - November 9, 2022

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False Imprisonment or Wrongful Detention

Overview Wrongful detention or false imprisonment is a violation of customary law in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Jurisdictions such as the Northern Territory and Queensland have crimes equivalent to deprivation of liberty found in legislation. Wrongful detention is also tort (civi...

Published On - October 24, 2022

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Fraud, Deception and Mental Illness

Fraud, Deception and Mental Illness Cheating is sometimes suspected to be a crime underpinned by psychiatric and psychological problems. However, the link between cheating and mental illness has not been well studied. It is difficult to determine the percentage of fraud offenders who suffer from som...

Published On - October 24, 2022

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Importing medicines in Australia

Importing medicines in Australia People entering Australia can bring a three-month supply of prescription medications if they have a prescription. In all other cases, importing drugs is illegal unless government approval is obtained. Importing drugs is a federal crime governed by the Federal Penal C...

Published On - October 15, 2022

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Commonwealth Criminal Offences

Commonwealth Criminal Offences Federal crime falls within the legislative powers of the Australian Commonwealth Government. Some examples are: Child abuse offenses committed by Australians abroad, cybercrime against federal agencies, drug imports and exports, human smuggling, human trafficking, terr...

Published On - October 11, 2022

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Breath Testing on Private Property

Breath Testing on Private Property All Australian states and territories have an alcohol limit of 0.05 for drivers with a full driving licence, but zero for other driving licences. New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and Northern Australia have slightl...

Published On - September 25, 2022

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Divorce Application

Divorce Application To file for divorce in Australia, you must meet certain eligibility requirements before filing your divorce application. These requirements are outlined and explained in the article Divorce Requirements: Eligibility for Divorce in Australia. The Application for Divorce for...

Published On - September 25, 2022

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Divorce Requirements

Divorce Requirements This article explains the divorce requirements that must be met in order to file for divorce in Australia. Divorce is essentially the legal dissolution or termination of a marriage and all Australian states and territories have the same process. The competent court for filing di...

Published On - September 25, 2022

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Annulment of Marriage

Marriage annulment in Australia is governed by family law. Invalidation requires a judgment of invalidity. This is an injunction that although a marriage may have taken place, there is no legal marriage between the parties. It turned out that the marriage was invalid. This article is about the annul...

Published On - August 20, 2022

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Receiving Non-Conviction in NSW

Receiving Non-Conviction in NSW What does no conviction mean? What does it mean to have no conviction recorded? What does ‘Section 10’ say? Who can get a Section 10? Does the offense have to be ‘trivial’ to get a Section 10? How to increase chances of getting a Section 10? What does n...

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Grooming Children Online

False Imprisonment or Wrongful Detention

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Importing medicines in Australia

Commonwealth Criminal Offences

Breath Testing on Private Property

Divorce Application

Divorce Requirements

Annulment of Marriage

Receiving Non-Conviction in NSW

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