News
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Barbaro amendment has been passed
20 April 2016In February, 2014, the High Court ruled in Barbaro & Zirilli v the Queen [2014] HCA 2 that prosecutors were not permitted to make submissions on sentence in relation to the range of penalty properly available to sentencing Courts.
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Crown Law advice acknowledged by DEWS Director-General
15 April 2016Recently, the Director-General of the Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS), Mr Paul Simshauser, presented specialised technical training in computer modelling and forecasting for energy prices as a fundraising event for Windana Support Centre Inc.
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Cape York lands returned to traditional owners after 22 years of negotiations
12 April 2016More than 54,000 hectares of land north-west of Cooktown was returned to its traditional Aboriginal owners at a ceremony in Hopevale on Wednesday 6 April 2016.
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New Mental Health Act 2016
11 March 2016The Mental Health Act 2016 was passed in the Queensland Parliament on 18 February 2016.
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Psychiatric injuries investigated in Court of Appeal
29 January 2016Crown Law’s WorkCover Team has recently been involved in a matter on appeal to the Court of Appeal.