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2024

Letter to NSW Drug Summit 2024 - 15 November 2024
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bi…
Letter to Minister for Corrections - Astill Special Commission of Inquiry – 6 S…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 …
Letter to Law Enforcement Conduct Commission - Bail compliance checks in NSW Is…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Review of the Criminal Code Amendment (Dee…

2023

Letter to NSW Sentencing Council - Firearms knives and other weapons offences -…
Letter to the Department of Communities and Justice – Review of NSW’s Forced Ma…
Letter to Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety - Inquiry into e-cig…
Letter to NSW Ombudsman - Operation of the Mandatory Disease Testing Act 2021 -…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Independent Review of the National Legal A…
Letter to Law Council of Australia – Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation Am…

2022

Letter to NSW Sentencing Council - Fraud consultation paper - 15 November 2022
Letter to Law Council of Australia - National Principles to address Coercive Co…
Letter to NSW Attorney General - Prosecutorial Disclosure in Criminal Cases in …
Letter to Minister for Corrections - Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amend…
Letter to NSW Law Reform Commission - Bail - Show cause offences and the unacce…
Letter to Department of Communities and Justice - Statutory review of the Terro…

2021

Letter to NSW Attorney General - Bail Act Monitoring Group - 9 December 2021
Letter to NSW Attorney General - Provision of court transcripts in criminal mat…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Proposed model definition of family violen…
Letter to Department of Communities and Justice - Review of sentencing practic…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Draft National Plan to Reduce Violence aga…
Letter to Select Committee - Inquiry into the coronial jurisdiction in NSW - 2…

2020

Letter to Standing Committee on Law and Justice – Inquiry into the Mandatory Di…
Letter to Attorney General of NSW - Drug Supply Prohibition Order Pilot Scheme…
Letter to Legislative Assembly Committee – Inquiry into assaults on members of …
Letter to NSW Sentencing Council – Assaults on emergency services workers – 30 …
Letter to Attorney General of NSW - Review of the high risk offender legislati…
Letter to Select Committee - Inquiry into the High Level of First Nations Peopl…

2019

Letter to ODPP - Prosecution guidelines for consultation - 25 January 2019
Letter to Dept of Justice - Consultation paper - criminal appeals - 28 February…
Letter to NSW Sentencing Council - Review of the standard non-parole period fo…
Letter to NSW Law Reform Commission - Consultation Paper - Consent in relation …
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Productivity Commission Inquiry into Menta…
Letter to Dept of Justice - Applications under the Government Information Publi…

2018

Letter to - Office of the General Counsel - Royal Prerogative of Mercy
Letter to Department of Justice - Measures to reduce recidivism
Letter to Legal Aid NSW - Legal Aid NSW review of fees
Letter to Department of Justice - Council of Attorneys-General Admissibility of…
Inquiry into the adequacy and scope of special care offences
Surveillance Devices Act 2007 - police body-worn video provisions

2017

Amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 to respond to family violence
Consultation draft terms of reference - Australian Law Reform Commission inquir…
Criminal Law Reform Issues
Consultation on serious vilification laws in NSW
Funding for the Criminal Justice Support Network
Tattoo Parlours Amendment Act 2017

2016

Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Interference)…
Terrorism (Police Powers) Amendment (Investigative Detention) Bill 2016
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment (Sniffer Dogs-Repeal of…
Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Bill 2016 and Criminal Legislation Ame…
NSW Ombudsman's review of the consorting law
Abortion Law Reform Bill

2015

Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment (National Security Interest Inma…
National Security Legislation
Are police officers providing their name and place of duty when required?
Review of police use of Firearms Prohibition Order search powers
Review of the operation of section 102 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 20…
Statutory Review of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002

2014

Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsbilities) Amendment Bill 2014
Replacement Jurors
Response to LEPRA Report of 12 December 2013
Funding Cuts to NSW Court System
NSW Courts Services Call Centre
Review of the use of the consorting provisions by the NSW police force

2013

Encouraging appropriate early guilty pleas - Models for discussion
Criminal Appeals: Further proposals for consultation
Reform of the Partial Defence of Provocation
Parole Question Paper 1 -3
Standard Minimum Non-Parole Periods (SNPP) - Questions for discussion
Oversight of Police Critical Incidents - Terms of Reference

2012

Question Paper 2 Fitness to plead guilty
Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2012
Bail Amendment (Enforcement Conditions) Bill 2012
Spent Convictions for Juvenile Offenders Report NSW Government Response
Continuing detention and extended supervision for high risk offenders
Sections 93X and 93Y of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

2011

Statutory Review of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007
Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v O'Sullivan
NSW Law Reform Commission Sentencing Review - preliminary submission
Inquiry into domestic violence trends and issues in NSW
Suspended sentences
Summary Offences Amendment (Intoxicated and Disorderly Conduct) Bill 2011

2010

Penalty Notices
Intensive Corrections Orders south of Wollongong
Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2010
Empanelment of additional jurors
Draft Bail Bill 2010
Foreign Evidence Amendment Act 2010 (Cth) - Application to Proceedings under NS…

2009

Inquiry into the high level of involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young ad…
Intensive Corrections Orders
Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2009
Notification of action taken by the State Debt Recovery Office
Magistrates Earlv Referral into Treatment Program
Review of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002