This briefing paper is intended to be a progress report on alternatives to court for juveniles who commit criminal offences in New South Wales. Primary attention is paid to the system of cautions, warnings and youth justice conferences available under the Young Offenders Act 1997. Some non-statutory pilot programs that focus on rehabilitation and diversion...

This briefing paper gives a general overview of bail legislation and procedure in New South Wales as a basis for a more detailed discussion of statutory amendments introduced in recent years. It also explores the increasing emphasis on participation in diversionary and rehabilitation programs as a condition of release on bail.

The focus of this paper is on the legislative and political background to the Crimes Amendment (Aggravated Sexual Assault in Company) Bill 2001. It looks first at the present legal position and the historical background to the relevant provisions in the Crimes Act. The decision in Regina v AEM (jnr) & AEM (snr) & KEM...

This paper reviews recent allegations of electoral misconduct, especially in the context of pre-selections in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Liberal Party, and evaluates the various responses and methods to counteract such behaviour, including electoral and criminal offences, investigative commissions and parliamentary inquiries. The related issue of the autonomy of political parties is...