by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 14, 2013 | All Posts
“Building on the rule of law in the global engineering sector” James Polkinghorne Evident in Aristotle’s writings which stated “law should govern”, the rule of law is not a concept or discussion limited to modern times, but an ideology that has been...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 4, 2013 | All Posts
It’s all the legislative rage at the moment in Queensland: attempts to target “Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs”. Three laws of concern have been passed, including the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Bill 2013; the Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption)...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 16, 2013 | All Posts, Education
Guest writer Dr Ben Koh is a medical doctor with postgraduate qualification in Sports Medicine and an American College of Sports Medicine accredited exercise specialist. His first doctorate in the faculty of business, school of management, explored athletes’...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 10, 2013 | All Posts
Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan has foreshadowed tougher national unexplained wealth laws. These laws reverse the onus of proof. Where there is a “reasonable suspicion” that an individual has engaged in serious criminal activity, a court can order that...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 10, 2013 | All Posts
In Lee & Anor v NSW Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39 handed down on 9 October 2013, the High Court dismissed an appeal from a NSW Court of Criminal Appeal decision which had allowed an appeal in favour of the Crime Commission. The case concerned concurrent civil...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Sep 24, 2013 | All Posts, Education
Responses by State and Territory parliaments to violent incidents involving criminal organisations has led to the passing of laws which raise rule of law concerns. Diminishing the presumption of innocence through anti-association laws and modifying the right to...
