The Queensland Government has recently tabled its proposed amendments to the organised crime scheme set up by the previous Newman Government. The amendments, laid out in the Serious and Organised Crime Legislation Amendment Bill 2016, fundamentally re-shape the...
The Rule of Law Institute applauds the creation of an Inquiry into Organised Crime in Queensland and a review of the ‘Bikie’ Laws. It is high time for the integrity of the former Queensland Government’s draconian laws to be called to question. The...
The societal and legal issue of alcohol fueled violence and ‘one punch’ assaults has led to legislative change in a number of jurisdictions. This post brings together relevant information about current and proposed ‘one punch’ laws in...
The case of Kable raised constitutional questions in which the High Court had to consider whether the Community Protection Act 1994 (NSW) required a court to exercise non-judicial power in breach of the doctrine of separation of powers. The High Court also had...
Nathan Rees MLA, 20/03/2014 The principle of the separation of powers exists for sound reasons. Judges hear all of the evidence, they know the context of the evidence and they determine the relevant factors…we in Australia are lucky to have institutions such as...
