Public Order Offence Case Studies

If you have been charged with a pubic order charge and you are after information about real cases and results, then you have come to the right place.

Doogue + George has defended a number of public order cases.

Read some recent case studies listed below to learn about some of our successful results

Building Works Without Permit – Good Behaviour Bond

This is a case study on building works without permit resulting in a good behaviour bond. The client contacted our firm after receiving a charge and summons to attend court for an offence committed under the Building Act. The client had constructed an elevated deck on his property without a ...
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Diversion for Behave in an Offensive Manner

This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for Behave in an Offensive Manner. Our client was driving and he noticed that up ahead there was someone driving in a manner that was causing cars to have to overtake and go around it. When he came to be ...
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Diversion for Possess More Than Twice Catch Limit of Abalone

This is a case study on a sentence of diversion for Possess More Than Twice Catch Limit of Abalone. Authorised officers of the Fisheries Act intercepted our client with more than twice the catch limit of Greenlip abalone. He was refused diversion when his matter was heard at the Magistrates’ ...
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Unconditional Dismissal for Light Fire on Total Fire Ban Day

This is a case study on an unconditional dismissal for Light Fire on Total Fire Ban Day. Our client attended our office for a consultation after a Magistrate refused his application for court diversion for an offence of Lighting a Fire on a Total Fire Ban Day. A Court diversion ...
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Destroy Tree Without Permit – Unconditional Dismissal

Our client was charged with several offences under section 126 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) related to destroying tress without permit. The facts were that 2 oak trees that were the subject of a heritage overlay on a property he owned had been deliberately damaged, and subsequent ...
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Community Corrections Order for Catching Too Much Abalone

This is a case study on a sentence of Community Corrections Order for Catching Too Much Abalone. Our client was caught illegally fishing for abalone with two cousins at the Mornington Peninsula. He was caught with approximately 120 abalone. He was approached by Fisheries personnel while he was in the ...
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