My name is Brian. A lot of guys here are talking about new legislation coming in the near future, but I haven’t found it anywhere. It is called “Daniel’s Law”. I was wondering if you could explain it and when it will take effect and who it will apply to?

Australia has two sources of law: legislation and common law. Legislation is made by parliaments and is available in documents called acts. Common law is made by judges in court decisions and covers areas that have not been legislated.

All parole orders must have conditions setting out what you are required to do and what you must not do while on parole.  

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I was reading a section of ‘Australia’s National Prison Newspaper’ where it gave some information about bail but I couldn’t find any information about people trying to vary intervention orders (I.V.O).

All people behind bars should be treated with dignity.

In law, silence is considered a fundamental right that provides fairness in criminal proceedings.

This article discusses some of the human rights that may be relevant in prison with reference to human rights protections under the Human Rights Act 2019 (QLD) in Queensland.

I wonder if you could explain the new "No Body No Parole" law in New South Wales, where now people charged with murder or manslaughter need letters from the head of police?

The federal election is coming up. It happens about every three years. It’s for electing the government for the whole country – the federal government.

A parole order will include general and specific conditions. These include getting approval from the relevant authority for any travel interstate, or overseas.