Digital vulnerability: Vulnerable individuals and remote access technologies in justice

2023 Criminal Law CPD Series:Digital vulnerability: Vulnerable individuals and remote access technologies in justice Ethics & professional responsibility Professional skills Practice Management CPD Points: 1.5 About This seminar will focus on the use of remote access technologies, such as audiovisual links, when working with vulnerable individuals in the justice system, and the developing concept of […]

Vulnerable witness advocacy

2023-24 Criminal Law CPD Series:Vulnerable witness advocacy Professional skills Ethics & professional responsibility CPD Points: 1.5 About This seminar will discuss the definition of a vulnerable witness in the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) and the provisions in the Act that allow for the use of pre-recorded evidence and provide for other alternative means of giving evidence. The […]

Non-consensual sexual offence law reform in Western Australia

2023 Criminal Law CPD Series:Non-consensual sexual offence law reform in Western Australia Substantive Law CPD Points: 1.5 About The Attorney-General of Western Australia has asked that State’s Law Reform Commission to review Western Australia’s sexual offence laws. On 23 December 2022, the Commission published a Discussion Paper that deals with, among other things, the law […]