Immediate driver license and/or learner permit suspensions
Immediate driver license and/or learner permit suspensions By Fulvio Biondi When charged, it is important to note that certain offences will lead to an immediate suspension by Victoria Police. In...
Impoundment, immobilisation and forfeiture of your vehicle
If you are convicted of certain serious driving offences then the police or court may impound, immobilise or forfeit your car. Depending on the type of offence and you circumstances...
The Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) & How It Applies To You
When you are charged with an offence and plead guilty you receive a penalty contained in the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) (‘sentencing act’) The purpose of the sentencing act is so...
Committal Proceedings
Committal hearings are only conducted in particular circumstances that are governed by section 96 of the Criminal Procedure Act. If you have been given notice that a committal hearing will...
S 15 Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act, Witness Summons
The purpose of the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 (MCIP Act) is to structure and provide a system for properly authorising and oversight of coercive powers that can be...
Suppression Orders
The current laws as they stand, pursuant to Section 4 of the Open Courts Act 2013 (‘Open Courts Act’), support the presumption of open justice and the disclosure of information...
FAMILY LAW – PARENTING/CHILD ACCESS ORDERS
FAMILY LAW – PARENTING/CHILD ACCESS ORDERS To many of you with children, the pertinent question that arises with a separation in a marriage or de-facto, is who the child will...
EMPLOYMENT LAW – UNFAIR & UNLAWFUL DISMISSAL
EMPLOYMENT LAW – UNFAIR & UNLAWFUL DISMISSAL Employment law is currently governed by the Fair Work Australia Tribunal. The governing legislation is the Fair Work Act 2009. Provisions under the...