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Date: 09 Feb 2012, Filed under: Court Appearances, Resisting Arrest, Anti-Social Laws, Indecent Assault, Murder, Sexual Offences, Drug Offences, Weapons, Assault & Battery, Robbery & Theft, Drink Driving, Speeding, Drug Driving, Traffic Matters

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have released their report Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2010-11 outlining the nature of criminal offences in ...

SA: More than 250 barred from pubs & clubs

Date: 23 Jul 2009, Filed under: Court Appearances, Resisting Arrest, Business & Commercial Law, Corporations Law, Competition & Trade Regulation, Trade & Customs, Divorce

SA Consumer Affairs Minister Gail Gago, announced that more than 250 people have been barred from South Australian licensed venues in the first four months...

WA: More funding for police from criminals' confiscated money

Date: 02 Dec 2008, Filed under: Court Appearances, Resisting Arrest, Divorce

The Western Australian Government will give police and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) a multi-million dollar fighting fund gleaned from money...

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Date: 12 Oct 2011, Filed under: Court Appearances, Resisting Arrest, Anti-Social Laws

‘You have the right to remain silent…’ is a popular refrain that we hear a lot when watching American police shows. The reciting of the Miranda warning...

What are the rules in regards to handcuffing a person who is under arrest?

Date: 23 Sep 2011, Filed under: Court Appearances, Resisting Arrest, Anti-Social Laws

One of the most obvious signs that a person is under arrest can be gauged via the actions of a police officer slapping on the handcuffs on an alleged perpetrator....

Can the Police Conduct a Personal Search without a Warrant?

Date: 10 Jun 2011, Filed under: Resisting Arrest, Drug Offences, Weapons

Can the police search a person without a warrant? Can a person refuse to be searched by the police? Find out what your rights are under Australian law....