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NSW Criminal Law Knowledge Centre

Our full library of guides and offence pages, organised by topic - from police and arrest through to sentencing and appeals.

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Police & Arrest

Your rights during police questioning, searches and arrest in NSW.

Your Rights When Arrested or Questioned by Police in NSW What to Do If Police Want to Question You in NSW Drug Dogs and Strip Searches in NSW: Your Rights Explained Knife Wanding Powers Set to Become Permanent in NSW: What It Means for You Police May Soon Force You to Unlock Your Phone During an Ordinary Arrest Oxford Street Drug Dog Raids: Police Watchdog Orders Reinvestigation New Organised Crime Bill Would Expand Digital Evidence Access Orders Resisting or Hindering Police

Bail

How bail applications work in NSW, and what happens if bail is refused.

How Do Bail Applications Work in NSW?Bail Applications Being a Surety for Bail in NSW: What You’re Actually Agreeing To

Charges

Specific criminal offences and how they are defended.

Understanding the New Affirmative Consent Laws in NSW What Counts as “Property Damage” in NSW? The Grajewski Decision Explained Operation Disrupt: How an Unpaid Train Fare Became 27 Criminal Charges Sexual Touching Charges in NSW: The Law Explained What Is Affray in NSW? Meaning, Penalties and Defences Knife Laws NSW 2026: Can You Carry a Knife in Public?Break and Enter Affray Offensive Conduct & Language Sexual Offences Firearms & Weapons Robbery & Larceny Shoplifting & Larceny Property Offences Malicious Damage Public Order Offences Murder & Manslaughter Perverting the Course of Justice

Court Process

What to expect at court, from your first appearance to trial.

Going to Court in NSW: What to Expect What Happens at a Criminal Trial Defences to Criminal Charges Self Defence Laws NSW: When Is Using Force Legal?How to Write a Character Reference for Court in NSW How to Write a Letter of Apology for Court in NSW Section 14 Mental Health Applications

Sentencing

Penalties, non-conviction outcomes, and what courts weigh at sentencing.

Sentencing & Penalties in NSW Section 10 Dismissals & Conditional Release Orders in NSW Can You Avoid a Criminal Record in NSW? Section 10 Explained Good Character Scrapped as a Sentencing Factor in NSW: What It Means for You Armed Robbery Sentencing in NSW: How Youth and Background Can Reduce a Sentence

Appeals

Appealing a conviction, sentence or licence disqualification.

Criminal Appeals Licence Appeals Removal of Disqualification Bail Pending Appeal in NSW: Do You Go to Custody While Your Appeal Is Heard?

Traffic Offences

Drink and drug driving, licence issues, and every major driving offence in NSW.

Drug Offences

Drug possession and supply charges under NSW law.

Drug Possession Drug Supply MERIT and the Drug Court: Treatment-Based Alternatives to Prison in NSW Charged With Drug Possession in NSW? The Law Explained

Assault

Common assault through to more serious assault charges.

Assault Common Assault ABH (Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm)Charged With Common Assault in NSW? What You Need to Know

Fraud

Fraud and money laundering charges and defences.

Fraud Money Laundering What Happens During a Fraud Investigation in NSW? Search Warrants, Subpoenas and Forensic Accounting

Domestic Violence

AVOs, domestic violence charges, and how to respond.

Domestic Violence AVOs Intimidation & Stalking Served With an AVO in NSW? What It Means and How to Respond Breaking Into a Former Partner's Home: How NSW Law Is Changing

Need Advice on Your Specific Situation?

This guide is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own matter, speak with our criminal defence team directly.

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