https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:52:16 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mcl-icon-1-36x36.png https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/ 32 32 How a “Statement of No Complaint” can lead to dropped charges. https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2020/10/19/how-a-statement-of-no-complaint-can-lead-to-dropped-charges/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:29:28 +0000 http://melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/?p=2699 How police use victim statements When police charge a person (the accused) for committing an offence against another person (the victim), a formal complaint is required by the victim in order for the police to proceed with an investigation. Police will take a signed and witnessed statement from the victim outlining what the accused did to…

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]]> What offences show on a National Police Check? https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/10/27/what-offences-show-on-a-national-police-check/ Sun, 27 Oct 2019 03:28:45 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1932 Not all criminal offences show up on a National Police Check. Your state's road authority maintains your driving record and criminal record by the police.

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]]> Is an assault while playing sport fair game? https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/10/21/is-an-assault-while-playing-sport-fair-game/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:29:13 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1875 At some stage or another we've all played a sport. The physical contact can put you at risk of being assaulted playing your favourite game.

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]]> How to avoid a criminal conviction when you are guilty. https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/10/18/how-to-avoid-a-criminal-conviction-when-you-are-guilty/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 06:20:09 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1813 All states have systems to not punish people for minor or first time offences and to give them a second chance. Importantly this avoids a criminal conviction. Examples of this are diversion and no conviction orders.

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]]> “But I touched on!” Defences to an invalid transport ticket. https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/10/09/defences-to-an-invalid-transport-ticket/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 01:38:59 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1631 The transport police entering your carriage on a train can send dread through the hearts of most commuters. So what happens when you think you have a valid ticket and the officer scans it and it reads as invalid?

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]]> The summary offence game with police and prosecutors. https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/09/19/the-summary-offence-game-with-police-and-prosecutors/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 05:58:09 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1532 Criminal justice tends not to discriminate when it comes to the laying of police charges and the prosecutors' ability to prove those charges. Whether you have a clean criminal record or have been before the courts previously, you are treated the same.

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]]> “No Comment”. Can it be used against you? https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/09/12/no-comment-can-it-be-used-against-you/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 03:30:02 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1408 For summary offences the police do not need to caution you. They can use anything you say as evidence later. It is good practice to just say "no comment" to anything they ask you other than what you lawfully must tell them, such as your name and address.

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]]> Technical defences for driving and traffic offences. https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/09/10/technical-defences-for-driving-and-traffic-offences/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 03:50:17 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1355 Driving and traffic offences are some of the most common offences MyDefence sees from clients. The normal questions asked is whether a client can get off on a technicality. The short answer is yes but you have to be lucky.

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]]> What is a Plea Hearing and why does it matter? https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/09/10/what-is-a-plea-hearing-and-why-does-it-matter/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:49:29 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1341 Even though a client may plead guilty, that does not mean our job is done. The magistrate or judge has wide discretion as to what penalty to impose at sentence. We have Plea Hearings down to a fine art to ensure our client's get a minimum sentence.

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]]> Getting bail – what are compelling reasons or exceptional circumstances? https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/09/06/getting-bail-what-are-compelling-reasons-or-exceptional-circumstances/ https://www.melbourne-criminal-lawyer.com.au/2019/09/06/getting-bail-what-are-compelling-reasons-or-exceptional-circumstances/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2019 04:03:41 +0000 http://mydefence.com.au/?p=1215 In the wake of well publicised crimes committed by persons on bail, the Victorian Government changed the bail laws to make it more difficult to be released. The consequences have been telling in that our remand centres have unprecedented numbers of persons awaiting resolution of their matters. Harder to get bail When the police oppose…

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