Have you been charged with a public order offence? Public Order offences are charges such as affray, riot or rout. They are charges where thereis a disturbance in or in the sight of a public area.

We have great deal of experience in public order matters matters. Doogue & O'Brien represented a number of defendants charged with offences arising from the G20 riots.

Some issues in public order offences are;

Who did what?
Often the hardest part of riot charges is working out who did what.

What level of danger was posed to victims?

What was the motivation for the offence?
We work with you to put the  offending in a context that makes a Judge understand it and for them to see how it came about.
 

Clink on the links below to read further legal information regarding specific public order charges:

• Affray
• Delay entry of police
• Disturbing religious worship
• Drunk in public
• Drunkards behaving in riotous or disorderly manner
• Obscene exposure
• Obscene, indecent, threatening language and behaviour in public
• Offensive behaviour by a person in a motor vehicle in a declared area
• Persons found drunk and disorderly
• Public nuisance
• Rout
• Unlawful assembly

If you have been charged with a public order offence and need advice or representation, please call
03 9670 5111 or book an appointment to meet with one of our lawyers.

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