BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is working to combat knife crime across the state, following the rollout of legislation to increase officers' wanding powers to better detect people carrying weapons in public places. Jack's Law allows police to use handheld metal detectors to scan people and their belongings to detect knives and other weapons in any public space or entertainment venue. If you ar...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) members have joined other policing and motorcycle communities from across the country, to participate in the annual Wall to Wall Ride in honour of all police officers who have fallen in the line of duty. During this year's ride, participants will pause to remember Constable Keith Smith from Tasmania Police who tragically lost his life in the past year. His name will ...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. The offender is to be sentenced with respect four child sex offences following a trial and guilty verdicts. The offences were committed against his nephew EL when he was aged between 6 and 11 years of age. The offender was found not guilty on a separate offence. 2. The trial indictment verdicts of guilty were for the following offences: 1) Count 1 - Indecent assault person und...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. The plaintiff, Kate Dayman, and defendant, Glenys Dayman, are daughter and mother, respectively. The deceased, Brian Dayman, was the father of Kate and the long estranged (but not divorced) husband of Glenys. Glenys is the sole beneficiary and executor of Brian's estate. Without intending any disrespect, I will refer to all of the Dayman family members by their given names. 2. ...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. In the early hours of 23 July 2023, a shooting occurred in Mayvic Street, Greenacre. As a result, one person was killed, and two others were seriously injured. 2. Adam Elshaimy stands charged with one count of murder, two counts of shoot at person with intent to murder and one count of participating in a criminal group. The charges arise from the events surrounding and involvin...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. Before me is an application by PS for leave to appear on behalf of his wife, LB, in proceedings that she has brought against the New South Wales Department of Education. PS is not a legal practitioner. 2. LB was formerly employed as a teacher by the Department. The dispute between LB and the Department arose on 19 December 2024, when LB was provided with a letter from the Depar...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. Judgment was delivered in these proceedings on 23 July 2025: Penya v Penya [2025] NSWSC 805. These reasons concern the costs of the proceedings. Familiarity with the principal judgment is assumed. As in the principal judgment, I generally refer to the parties by their first names to avoid confusion arising from their common surnames. No disrespect is intended. 2. Mr Paul Penya,...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. On 5 April 2017, Clint David Starkey received fatal head injuries in a callous assault committed by four men, including the offenders (Adam Symons, Beau McDonald and Guy Robertson) at the Caltex Service Station at Peats Ridge. 2. More than eight years later, after the twists and turns of the criminal law processes have buffeted the participants to the litigation, Mr Starkey's f...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. In 2015, in the context of the International Plant Protection Convention, the Queensland Court of Appeal said: "The Commonwealth legislative regime as to export inspection and certification was aimed at maintaining Australia's highly favourable plant health status and wide access to overseas markets. Australia was a signatory to the IPPC [International Plant Protection Conventi...
Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8: 1. By Notice of Motion, SafeWork NSW seeks the following orders: 1) That the charges brought by SafeWork NSW against Richard Crookes Constructions Pty Ltd (RCC) in the matter of 2024/177647 and against Transform Formwork Contractors Pty Ltd (Transform) in the matter of 2024/177652 be heard and determined together. 2) Both matters be listed for a mention date convenient to the cou...