Category: Criminal Lawyers Melbourne

Rebuttable Presumptions in Victoria What is a rebuttable presumption? A rebuttable presumption is an assumption made by a Court about a particular set of facts, until such time as the evidence suggests  otherwise. Within criminal law there are a number of rebuttable presumptions, some working

How Can I get my Court Case Reheard in Victoria? There are a variety of reasons why cases may need to be revisited. You may have been unable to attend Court on the day your matter was listed; There might have been an error of

What is a Spent Conviction? In Victoria, a spent conviction is a conviction that no longer appears on a criminal record check. There are a number of different mechanisms that trigger the application of the spent conviction legislation. There are spent convictions that are automatically

Sexual penetration in Victoria is defined at s35A of the Crimes Act 1958, as the insertion, to any extent, of an object or of any part of the body (most commonly the penis or digits), into the vagina or anus of a person. Penetration can

Digital penetration is just one form of sexual penetration. Digital penetration as it sounds refers to the use of the digits, that is, the fingers, the thumbs or the toes to sexually penetrate the vagina or anus of a person. The specific definition of digital

Latest COVID update 11 December 2020 Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers are back to fully manned offices. We are conducting client appointments in person, on zoom and over the phone, at our clients preference. The courts are facing an unprecedented backlog of matters and the

Introduction and Statistics The Police Service Area for Moorabbin includes Aspendale, Mordialloc, Cheltenham, Carrum and Chelsea in its division. Recently, studies have shown an increase in reported property damage claims to Victoria Police by residents in the Moorabbin area. In Moorabbin, vandalism and graffiti have

Sexting  Transmission of information has become faster, easier and more accessible over the past decade. Through social media websites, mobile phones and various other technologies, people are able to send and receive photos and videos more readily than ever before. For young people who are