Trusted Criminal Law Services in Newcastle region
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Warland Solicitors can assist in a range of matters pertaining to criminal law. Providing a range of solutions, expert advice and recommendations, our team of trusted and reliable lawyers will take the time to listen to your needs, and provide an affordable and professional service. Based in Cardiff, NSW, we work with all clients throughout Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Central Coast, Port Stephens, Hunter Valley and the whole regional Australia.
Our legal team can provide assistance for a range of matters relating to criminal law, including all matters relating to:
Domestic Violence & Assaults (AVOs)
Drug & Alcohol Offences
Theft & Shop-Lifting Offences
Fraud Offences
Domestic Violence & Assaults (AVOs)
An AVO is also known as an Apprehended Violence Order. In New South Wales, there are two types of AVOs. They are:
ADVO (Apprehended Domestic Violence Order) and
APVO (Apprehended Personal Violence Order)
An ADVO relates to the protection of a person/s where a domestic relationship exists between the parties. Whereas an APVO relates to the protection of a person/s where there is no domestic relationship between the parties, e.g. co-workers and neighbours.
If you have been the victim of physical assault, threats of physical harm, stalking, intimidation or harassment, and have reasonable fear to believe that this behaviour will continue – you may be entitled to apply for an AVO.
Speak to our team today for further assistance.
Drug & Alcohol Offences
Our team can assist you with a variety of different matters relating to drug and alcohol offences, such as all penalties and offences related to blood alcohol levels and driving under the influence of drugs. In many cases, these offenses may involve programs such as the alcohol interlock program, where
drink-driving offenders are restricted to driving vehicles with interlock devices; the sober driver program, involving group therapy sessions that specialise in changing attitudes and behaviours of drink drive offenders; as well as a range of vehicle sanction, where high-risk drink-driving offenders may have their vehicle impounded.
Theft & Shop-lifting offences
In New South Wales, theft and shoplifting is known as a type of 'larceny' under the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Penalties for shoplifting vary, depending on the value and the type of goods that have been stolen.
In some cases, depending on the value of the item/s stolen, the maximum penalty that may be imposed is twelve months’ imprisonment or a fine of $5,500. If the property exceeds $5,000, the maximum penalty that may be imposed is two years’ imprisonment.
For further information on how we can assist, contact us today.
Fraud Offences
At Warland Solicitors in Newcastle, NSW, we can provide legal assistance for fraud offences.
There is a range of fraud offences found in the Crimes Act 1900. The Crimes Amendment (Fraud, Identity and Forgery Offences) Act 2009 (repealed) amended the Crimes Act by repealing a number of provisions relating to fraud and forgery, replacing them with new fraud and forgery provisions, and inserting offences concerning identity crime. It commenced on 22 February 2010.
In New South Wales, fraud offences are governed by Part 4AA of the Crimes Act 1900. These offences are considered very serious and all carry a maximum penalty of a term of imprisonment, ranging from five to seven years.
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