Section 18 of which Act criminalises murder?
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
Name of the Lindt Cafe Siege perpetrator in 2014.
This term applies to a defendant who has not been released on bail before their trial.
Remand
The mental element of most crimes is known by what latin term?
Mens rea
Murder, manslaughter, and infanticide are all examples of what type of crime?
Homicide
This Act establishes many of the checks and balances on NSW Police's powers.
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) ("LEPRA")
Mick Hawi
Social Crime Prevention Strategy.
Conditional release of a suspect whilst awaiting trial
Bail
Name one of the two main types of crimes against the sovereign
Treason or Sedition
What can police apply for under s. 118 LEPRA?
Extended detention warrant = extra six hours of interrogation time.
In which 2013 case was the defendant found guilty of murder due to his reckless actions in starting a fire in a nursing home?
R v Dean (2013)
What is the name for a legal document granted by a judicial officer that authorises police to perform certain functions?
Warrant
Court Attendance Notice.
Affray, public urination, and graffiti are examples of what category of crime?
Public order offences
Which section of which Act outlines police must caution a suspect as soon as is practicable?
Section 122, LEPRA
In which 2008 case was the defendant's admissions to undercover police ruled inadmissible as he had not been cautioned as required?
R v Kemp (2008)
A formal legal document requiring a person attend a court proceeding as a witness.
Subpoena
A name given to someone assisting in the aftermath of a crime.
Accessory after the fact
Named for the types of people who commit them, what is the colloquial name given to crimes such as embezzlement and tax fraud?
White collar crimes
Which section of which Act establishes the unacceptable risk test?
Section 17, Bail Act 2013 (NSW)
In which case were parents found guilty of the murder of their child due to criminal negligence after they failed to treat the child's exzema?
R v Thomas San; R v Manju San (2009)
Under the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (NSW), police may detain terrorism suspects for up to 14 days without charge. What is this an example of?
Preventative detention.
The three-word term for an intervening act that breaks the chain of causation!
What is the additional actus reus element required for larceny to become robbery?
The use or threat of force.