by Ebony | Nov 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Balancing between freedoms, rights and safety for all people is the dilemma encountered in any good government. Sometimes though, there are instances that shock people and sometimes cause a government to react quickly in the belief that they know what is best to...
by Ebony | Nov 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Queensland State Government has passed the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act 2013 (“the Act“) which has the potential to have far reaching consequences on every individual and group, not just bikies. Under the Act harsh penalties are applied to any...
by Ebony | Oct 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Federal Circuit Court (“FCC”) deals with a variety of family law issues.This article focusses on the situation where the FCC had reason to consider the circumstances of separation, the date of separation and how they both related to property settlement. At time of...
by Ebony | Sep 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie announced new laws to be introduced into Parliament as early as next year, allowing child offenders aged 10 to 16 to be given one chance before being named and shamed. David Murray of The Courier-Mail mentions in his article...
by Ebony | Sep 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
In a short period of time the Family Court of Australia had a number of “special medical procedure” applications to consider.They concerned a condition known as gender dysphoria – where a child is born as one sex but assimilates identities and associates as being of...
by Ebony | Sep 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
On 27 August 2013, Judge Burchardt sitting in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Melbourne, handed down judgment following an extraordinary situation where a litigant in person refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the court or to answer questions from the...
