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A Complete Guide to Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) in NSW

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Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) are a critical part of the legal framework in New South Wales, designed to protect individuals from violence, harassment, intimidation and stalking. Although AVOs are civil orders, breaching them is a criminal offence. Understanding how they work and your rights and obligations is essential, whether you are seeking protection or responding […]

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What You Need to Know about Coercive Control

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What is coercive control? While physical and verbal aggression are commonly recognised signs of domestic abuse, coercive control is an often-hidden form of abuse which can be just as harmful. New legislation has recently come into effect in NSW which categorises coercive control as a criminal offence. Coercive control encompasses a spectrum of calculated strategies

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New Report Reveals NSW Police Abusing Strip Searching Powers  

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In March 2024, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) released a report detailing the disturbingly frequent occurrence of children being strip searched in NSW.   In the seven-year period from 2016 to 2023, NSW Police strip searched over 1,500 children, amounting to more than 200 strip searches of minors per year.   The youngest child to be subjected

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DTL at Parramatta Pride

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On the last weekend of October 2017, Dowson Turco Lawyers (DTL) attended the annual Parramatta Pride Picnic, hosted by ACON NSW. Picnics in Parramatta Parramatta Pride is an event that our firm regularly attends because it allows us to bring legal advice to the LGBTI community in Sydney’s west. People from all walks of life came

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DTL wins two big crime cases within days of each other

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Well, lots of our friends and clients heard us bragging about our wins last week. But what were they? Matter one: Possession of house-breaking implements and drugs We successfully argued the defendant’s case that he was not guilty of possessing house-breaking implements and drugs. This led the court to finding him not guilty of possessing

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Crime Prevention and Control Orders – Thought Crimes and the Evolution of Secret Soldiers

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Secret soldiers In an age of terrorism, traditional military tactics fall away. Actors in the war of terror don’t necessarily wear a uniform and sometimes they don’t even subscribe to a state with a flag. Preventative Detention Orders Both the New South Wales and Commonwealth Governments have enacted laws that allow police to take a

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