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    Revenge Porn Australia

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    ‘Revenge Porn’ is on the rise and without adequate laws the epidemic will only grow. Revenge porn is the sharing of intimate images of an individual without the subject’s consent. In Australia, the distribution of images may not be deemed a criminal offence unless the images are of a child or an obvious criminal activity such as sexual assault. In order to explore the issue of revenge porn, this paper firstly looks at how Australia is adapting with changing legislation amendment. Followed by the current

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    the offence must be criminal in both the country the offence was committed and in Canada. Section 36 divides criminality into two categories; ‘serious criminality (subsection 1) and criminality (subsection 2). Serious criminality is an act or conviction that must be equated to an offence punishable in Canada and must also hold a term of imprisonment in Canada for a maximum of at least ten years and a minimum of six months. Criminality is having been convicted or having had committed an offence punishable

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    'Looking After Children If You Divorce Or Separate - GOV.UK' (Gov.uk, 2016) accessed 11 March 2016 'Mediation On Divorce' (Divorce.co.uk, 2016) accessed 9 March 2016 'Pros And Cons Of Arbitration' (Mayerbrown.com, 2016) accessed 13 March 2016 'Summary Trial | Lexisweb' (Lexisweb.co.uk, 2016) accessed 7 March

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    OHS HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT REVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GENERAL POLICY This policy recognizes that Conference and Banqueting Venue is responsible for the health and safety of all employees, clients, visitors and contractors in the workplace. In fulfilling this responsibility, as a General Manager of the venue, I have a duty to provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risks to health. The purpose of this procedure is to provide a process that is

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    that Andrew has a caution for assault but without the proof of his wife’s confession, this piece of evidence will not be treated as reliable. Looking into the second piece of evidence, it is about accusing Andrew for committing a criminal damage offence as his wife and Tony witness him using a cricket bat to cause a considerable damage on Tony’s car. Although there are no other eye-witness but Tracy and Tony’s witness will count as an evidence for Andrew’s criminal damage act.

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    intended at committing a crime may be just as to blame if it fails to reach its aims as if it had been successful. Hence, the offence of attempt existed at common law but it is now regulated by statute, the Criminal Attempts Act 1981. ACTUS REUS OF ATTEMPT The 1981 Act imposes liability on those who do an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence. Although the jury must decide whether there is evidence on which a jury could find that there has been such an act, the test

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    Bail Laws ( Nsw )

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    • If the prosecution can provide sufficient reasoning of why bail cannot be granted, the assumption of bail can be revoked. • Serious drug related offences can also disprove the presumption for bail and (likewise towards aggressive offences) the accused must reason why bail should be permitted. Issue and effect on individuals and society Prior to 28th January 2015, bail laws posed significant loopholes in the system and are deemed to be ineffective

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    Summary: The story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears begins in a cottage deep in the woods. This house is occupied by a family of bears: mama bear, papa bear and there only child baby bear. Their home is very neat and tidy. In the home, each bear has its own size chair, porridge bowl and bed which are all sized appropriately to the sizing of the bears. Not far away from where the bears house, lived a mischievous beautiful little girl with long soft blonde locks, who had an inquiring mind. Her name

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    in Canada were discussed: summary, indictable, and hybrid offences. Summary offences take place in provincial/territorial court, and and the maximum penalty fine is six months in prison, five thousand dollars, or both. An example of a summary offence is soliciting in a public place, or carrying a weapon while attending a public meeting. An indictable offence is one that is much more severe. The sentences given are much more serious. Crimes considered an indictable offence include manslaughter, robbery

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    punishment. In the Corey Davis case, an eleven year old boy that is identified as ‘W’ is sent to trial for committing an offence towards a six year old boy. An outline of the events in the Corey Davis case will be further explored as well as the involvement of the police, the conduct of the court system throughout the investigation of the case and its influence in achieving justice, and a summary of the trial. Furthermore, the debate about the current age limit for doli incapax and whether it is appropriate

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