State Intervention

OPCAT – Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture

Latest News UN Inspection Blocked – Nov 2022International Torture Inspection Ignores Detainees – Oct 2022Implementation of OPCAT in Australia – Oct 2022SPT Visit to Australia – Aug 2022Medication of People with Disability: Breach of OPCATPrisoner Community AcknowledgementState-Sanctioned Sexual Assault: The Rally to Ban Strip Searches at Silverwater GaolDetainee Call: Advisory Group PositionAnalysis: OPCAT Progress in […]

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Queensland’s changes to sex offender legislation: An overview

The Proposal The Queensland Parliament has recently made a proposal for new changes to legislation that will place an overriding power on the Attorney General to overrule any previous court decision and detain individuals who are deemed a ‘risk to the public’ indefinitely, despite the fact they have completed their original sentence. The legislation will

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DNA Testing

The battle for your DNAThe power of genetic research on large populations is impressive, and more will be carried out on other groups isolated by geography, cultural heritage, family lineage, and as yet unimagined categories. The value of such research is the knowledge it yields for individuals, groups and societies who can benefit from it.

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Crime

Forensic DNA: Statement of Principles No one, whether convicted or otherwise, should be forced to give a medical sample of any kind unless it has been determined in open court that their right to bodily integrity and genetic privacy is exceeded by overwhelming issues of public interest in the evidence likely to be produced. 2.

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The BG Case

Mr BG, an inmate at Parklea Correctional Centre, has filed several complaints against Parklea for denying, hindering and impeding his right as an inmate to access to justice. Firstly, Mr G was denied legal services of legal resources for his upcoming criminal and civil proceedings. He was not allowed to forward legal documents to his

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Robin Smith

Mr Smith was denied access to his own court transcript due to copyright concerns raised by Smith’s solicitor. This has restricted Mr Smith’s ability to make informed decisions in regards to his impending appeal. Mr Smith’s solicitor has informed Justice Action that Mr Smith is allowed a hard copy of the transcript, however, only after the appeal.

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Access to Justice

Latest News AUSTLII accessResource: Prisoner’s right to access legal resourcesBrief overview of measures relating to community legal centres in the federal budget 2019/2020Final report by the Justice Project (2019) on access to justice in Australia for people experiencing significant disadvantage   Overview Access to law is a fundamental right and protected by the rule of

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