Have you been charged with a public order offence?
We can help you.
We can help you if you have been charged with public order offences.
Public Order offences are generally charges where there is a disturbance in a public area. This includes offences such as affray , indecent language and riot.
The type of questions that are important in offences such as these are;
- Who did what?
- What level of danger was posed to victims?
- What was the motivation for the offence?
- If you are pleading guilty how do we put the offending in a context that makes a Judge understand it.
Public order charges
- Affray
- Arson
- Arson Causing Death
- Assaulting or Resisting Police
- Allow Dog or Cat To Be a Nuisance
- Being Disguised with Unlawful Intent
- Blackmail
- Carry Out Plumbing Work Without Licence or Registration
- Carry Out Work Without a Building Permit
- Collecting or Making Documents Likely to Facilitate Terrorist Acts
- Conspiracy
- Contaminating Goods Causing Public Alarm or Economic Loss
- Contempt of Court
- Dangerous Goods on Aircraft
- Dangerous Non-guard Dog Attacks or Bites a Person or Animal – Person in Control
- Delay Entry of Police
- Destroy, Damage or in Any Way Interfere With Any Works of a Water Corporation
- Destroying or Damaging Property
- Destruction of Evidence
- Directing the Activities of a Terrorist Organisation
- Discharge Missile to Endanger Person or Property
- Disturbing Religious Worship
- Driving a Motor Vehicle When Directed to Stop by Police
- Dog Found at Large Between Sunrise and Sunset
- Dog Rushes at Person – Person in Control
- Drunkards Behaving in Riotous or Disorderly Manner
- Enter Casino While Subject to an Exclusion Order
- Entering a Place Without Authority or Lawful Excuse
- Endangering Safe Operation of an Aircraft
- Endangering Safety of Aircraft
- Entering a Level Crossing When a Train or Tram is Approaching
- Escaping From Lawful Custody
- Fail to Apply to Register a Dog or Cat
- Fail to Comply With an Improvement Notice
- Fail to Comply With Emergency Order or Building Order
- Fail to Comply With Fire Prevention Notice
- Fail to Comply With Planning Scheme, Permit or Agreement Under s173
- Fail to Restrain Dangerous Dog Off the Owner’s Premises
- Failure to Vote at Any Election Without a Valid and Sufficient Excuse
- Fishing Closures – Contravene a Prohibition
- Intentionally or Recklessly Causing a Bushfire
- Interfere with Corpse of a Human Being
- Leave Child Without Supervision or Care
- Loitering With Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence
- Making False Reports to Police etc.
- Non-dangerous Dog Attacks
- Obscene, Indecent, Threatening Language and Behaviour in Public
- Obstruction of Commonwealth Public Officials
- Occupier Land Contravenes Planning Scheme
- Offence of Serious Racial Vilification
- Offence to Harass Witnesses etc.
- Offences Against Court Security
- Offences Connected with Explosive Substances
- Offensive Behaviour by a Person in a Motor Vehicle in a Declared Area
- Owner Land Fails to Comply With Any Planning Scheme
- Perjury
- Person Who is Not a Licensee Sell Liquor or Offer Liquor for Sale
- Persons Found Drunk and Disorderly
- Possess More Fish Than the Catch Limit
- Possess More Than Twice Catch Limit of Abalone
- Possessing Housebreaking Implements
- Posting Bills and Defacing Property
- Public Nuisance
- Refuse or Fail to State Name and Address
- Resisting Arrest
- Rioters Demolishing Buildings
- Sabotage
- Setting Fire to Aircraft
- Setting Traps to Kill
- Solicit for Prostitution in Public Place
- State False Address When Requested
- State False Name When Requested
- Supply Liquor in Breach of Licence
- Threatening Injury to Prevent Arrest
- Threatening to Contaminate Goods
- Threats to Sabotage
- Threats to Safety of Aircraft
- Unlawful Assembly
- Unlawful Oaths to Commit Treason, Murder etc.
- Unlawfully Take, Use or Divert Water
- Use or Possess Abalone Equipment to Exceed More Than Twice Catch Limit
- Violent Disorder
Latest Public Order Case Studies
Adjourned Undertaking for Behave in an Indecent Manner
This is a case study on a sentence of adjourned undertaking for Behave in an Indecent Manner. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with two (2) offences involving public nudity, one being much more serious than the other. Before and after the conduct, the client was …
Bail Application – Arson Whilst on CCO for Similar Offences
This is a case study on a bail application for Arson whilst on CCO for similar offences. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was on a Community Correction Order for Arson charges when it was alleged that he had committed further offences. The new offending resulted in further …
Withdrawing an Affray Charge
This is a case study on withdrawing an Affray charge. What is alleged to have occured? Our client was charged with Affray along with 10 others following an incident at a local restaurant in Sunshine. It began between 2 rival groups resulting in a significant damage to the restaurant and …
