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Scope of Commonwealth immunity from criminal liability
16 May 2024Last Wednesday, the High Court handed down its judgment in Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority v Director of National Parks [2024] HCA 16 which confirms that the presumption that the Commonwealth is immune from criminal liability does not extend to natural persons, corporations sole and other bodies corporate.
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Crown Law to visit regional centres in July 2024
02 May 2024In July 2024, senior lawyers from Crown Law will be visiting four regional centres across the State to deliver free full-day legal briefings to government officers on a range of topics relevant to your roles.
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Conference speaker spotlight: Phoebe Everingham
19 April 2024Phoebe is an employment and industrial relations law specialist.
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Conference speaker spotlight: Nicola Smith
12 April 2024Nicola is a specialist employment law and industrial relations lawyer who has practised exclusively in this field since 2007.
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Supreme Court judgment on vaccination directions issued to Qld Police and Qld Ambulance officers
12 April 2024Johnston & Ors v Carroll (Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service) & Anor; Witthahn & Ors v Wakefield (Chief Executive of Hospital and Health Services and Director General of Queensland Health); Sutton & Ors v Carroll (Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service) [2024] QSC 2