Have you been charged with federal offences?
We can help you.
We can help you if you have been charged with federal offences.
You are normally prosecuted by the Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions if you are facing Federal charges.
There are also Federal charges which are heard in the Federal Court.
Sometimes the State prosecutors are handling Federal charges.
There are a wide range of areas that are subject to Federal prosecution. These include importation of unlawful drugs or charges relating to businesses, customs, customs. There are also all the Federal charges relating to public order and offences such as terrorism.
Doogue + George have extensive experience and expertise defending federal charges. We have served as defence lawyers for the main accused in a number of the longest running Commonwealth criminal prosecutions and hope to use that experience to assist you with your case.
Federal charges
- Accessibility of Records for Tax Department
- Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts
- Consequences of Failing to Comply With Section 260A
- Corporate Criminal Responsibility for Offence Against Section 254
- Corrupting Benefits Given To, or Received By, a Commonwealth Public Official
- Directing the Activities of a Terrorist Organisation
- Directors Must Give Information to Company
- Dishonestly Cause a Loss
- Dishonestly Obtain a Financial Advantage (Centrelink Fraud)
- Failure of Directors to Call General Meeting
- Failure to Answer Questions When Attending Before the Commissioner
- Failure to Comply With Requirements Under Taxation Law
- Getting Funds To, From, or For a Terrorist Organisation
- Importing and Exporting Border Controlled Precursors
- Importing and Exporting Commercial Quantities of Border Controlled Drugs or Border Controlled Plants
- Inclusion of False or Misleading Information in Records
- Membership of a Terrorist Organisation
- Notice to ASIC of Share Cancellation
- Notice to ASIC of Share Issue
- Obstruction of Commissioner or an Authorised Officer
- Obstruction of Commonwealth Public Officials
- Obtain a Financial Advantage By Deception (Commonwealth) (Common Centrelink Charge)
- Obtaining Property By Deception – Commonwealth
- Offences By Officers of Certain Companies
- Offences Connected With Explosive Substances
- Offences for Failure to Comply With Statutory Duties
- Offences for Failure to Comply With Statutory Duties By Guarantor
- Other Acts Done in Preparation for, or Planning, Terrorist Acts
- Period of Retention
- Providing or Receiving Training Connected With Terrorist Acts
- Tax Evasion
- Terrorist Acts
- Unauthorised Impairment of Electronic Communication – Commonwealth
- Unauthorised Modification of Data to Cause Impairment – Commonwealth
