Aug 2009

23 articles from this issue, separated by section for easier browsing.

Features

Out for justice One prosecutor shakes with nerves; another refuses to back down to a fuming magistrate. Of two others, one is exasperated by mind-changing victims, and the other is moved almost to tears.
Police family ties Of these four pairs of police ofï¬cers, none of them seems to mind having his or her parent, child, brother or sister in the job.
Living the good life - within the law Parallels between the police occupation and the wine industry? Successful Adelaide winemaker Joe Grilli says there are - and he lists some of them.
The PFA case for police professional registration This is about -protecting the profession from government interference - and the intrusion of second-tier policing into traditional police areas-, Mark Burgess says.
De facto partnerships - new legislation This is set to bring signiï¬cant change to the areas of spousal maintenance, superannuation splitting and ï¬nancial agreements, as law ï¬rm Tindall Gask Bentley explains.

President Violent, recidivist offenders a danger to all
Industrial Reporting mechanism essential for Taser trial; Underpayment, overpayment
Nationwide Communications centres -falling down- (Vic); Ready for workplace action (NSW)