The Institute was very pleased to be given the opportunity to contribute to the December 2018 issue of the Asia Pacific Rule of Law Digest:Advancing Together published by Lexis Nexis. Jackie Charles, Fiona Leahy with research support from University of Sydney student...
Jackie Charles, our Education Manager, is very pleased to be presenting to teachers attending the Dubbo School of Distance Education Professional Development Day 2018. Professional Development and teaching resources are available here for download. Bowraville Murders...
Our new Court Role Play allows teachers to introduce their students to the criminal trial process, court personnel and their roles and also provides an activity that can be adapted for students from Years 9-12. Developed by Her Honour Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge of...
For most people, especially in the West, the legal existence of their country is beyond dispute. Whatever gives their country this status is scarcely relevant, for the reality of their country proves itself. For those in places of war and civil strife, however, a...
This is a further update on the new NSW criminal sentencing legislation – effective the 24 September 2018. For details of the overall new sentencing framework please see our previous post on the introduction of the new legislation for an overview. Knowing the...
Contract Law – Terms of a Contract Contract law comes from case law or judge made law and legislation such as the Australian Consumer Law. A contract is a binding agreement between parties (individual people or companies). To read more about what a contract is...