My respect and sympathies to the Judge for all the thought and careful reasoning put into instructing the Jury.
Wouldn’t’ve been needed to if Media and Police were more respectful of prejudice concerns.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/29/erin-patterson-alleged-mushroom-murders-trial-begins-australia-ntwnfb
#AusLaw #TasLaw #MediaLaw
IMO, MONA is mislead and wasting of time/money:
It is discriminatory, and MONA could have resolved the issue by focusing on modifying the badly designed installation to be a form of performance art, including the added opportunity for performative ‘discrimination’.
The advice to resolve the issue was clear, but MONA and co evidently lacks the imagination and creativity to make the exhibition lawful.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose again.
MONA should consider employing genuine human rights savvy artit’s/designers/thinkers who are professionally arms-length from gender biases.
I’d be open to temporarily taking leave to be employed as a consultant.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/may/07/tasmanias-mona-to-challenge-decision-to-let-men-into-ladies-only-art-lounge
#TasLaw #AusLaw #ArtisticExpression #FreedomOfExpression #WomensRights #GenderDiscrimination
Sharing the road with Cyclists (and other road users):
Motorists,
you save somewhere between 30 seconds to 5 minutes, rushing past cyclists on the road without care.
Is the time saved really worth the trauma and criminal sentence?
1. P-Plate work commuter: two-and-a-half year community corrections order (Cyclist dead: inattention when passing) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-23/lindsay-smyrk-court-cyclist-death-sentence-woodend/102514622
2. 21-y-o work commuter: three years in jail (Cyclist dead; erratic driving) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-24/21yo-driver-sentenced-to-jail-for-cycling-death-david-halliwell/12487928
3. 59-y.o. one year and nine months' jail (Cyclist with permanent/severe injury; inattention when passing and 'hit and run')
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/hit-run-driver-romano-andreucci-jailed/11709102
4. 39-y.o Professional Truck Driver, four year jail term
(Cyclist dead'; Driving under influence of drugs; Drive while using a mobile phone; sleep deprivation; etc.) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-15/truck-driver-jailed-over-nullarbor-cyclist-leif-justham/101761506
5. 36-y.o Professional Truck Driver. three years and four months in jail (Cyclist dead; inattention when passing and 'hit and run')
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/amala-paulson-jailed-fatal-collision-horsham-cyclist-liam-batson/102303428
6. 43-y.o Truck Driver, four years and two months in jail
(Cyclist dead; inattention turning at an intersection)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-02/truck-driver-mathew-gray-sentenced-4-years-killing-bendigo-teen/100263378
#ACTLaw #QldLaw #NSWLaw #VicLaw #TasLaw #SALaw #NTLaw #WALaw
This embarrassing circus could have been avoided if there were genuine ‘conservative’ minded people in Government.
‘Conservatives’ as in people who conserve the fundamental principles and values of political/legal institutions in a liberal democratic state.
‘Conservatism’ is such a misnomer.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-13/analysis-tasmanian-parliament-recalled-over-gregory-geason/103216844
#AusLaw #TasLaw #TasPol
There have been some frenzied days in Tasmania's parliament, but this was peak chaos — parliament recalled from summer break to suspend a judge charged with assault and abuse, only for the Liberal government to decide the best option was to do nothing, writes Adam Langenberg.
Innocent until proven guilty:
There was initial concern regarding the handling of court access/media access (Open Justice)
Now there’s concerns about Politicians panicking and jumping the gun.
This is a mess.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-08/tasmania-chief-justice-messages-gregory-geason/103205320
#TasPol #TasLaw
Tasmania's chief justice texted a Supreme Court judge who is charged with criminal offences suggesting he could "resign" to avoid facing an inquiry to determine his future tenure.
#TasLaw / #TasPol
‘If open justice is being denied in the case of a judge, then the public are able to question what is going on and say, 'Hold on, is there one system for one group in our community and another for us?' - Geoffrey Watson SC, The Centre for Public Integrity.
"Unusual and unprecedented circumstances”.?
Apology for the mistake is fine, but should also apologise for trying to justify their mistake.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-05/tas-fallout-over-gregory-geason-court-appearance-secrecy/103186510
Tasmania's attorney-general is "deeply" considering the future of Supreme Court Judge Gregory Geason, who appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court on criminal charges, with press freedom advocates condemning the barring of media from the courtroom.
Tasmanian Supreme Court Judge charged with count of assault and emotional abuse,
Media denied access to court, contradicting judicial value in liberal democracies of ‘open court’.
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103179152
#AusLaw #TasLaw #TasPol
Justice Gregory Geason has appeared in an out-of-hours session in the Hobart Magistrates Court, charged with one count each of assault and emotional abuse. The media was barred from entering the court building.
Tasmania Police are still mistaking family violence victims for abusers. For too many women, correcting the record is impossible
Trigger warning: Includes experiences described by DVA victim
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103102134
#TasPol #TasLaw
Bianca went to Hobart Police Station to report she'd been assaulted, assuming officers would protect her. Instead, they took out a family violence order against her — but perhaps she shouldn't have been so surprised.
"It's a very, very tightly restricted crop." : Floriculturist, accidentally growing opium poppies.
...making me wonder if its not actually very, very tightly restricted, and I wonder if the supplier is going to get a phone call too.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-24/accidentally-growing-opium-poppies-for-wedding-bouquet/101692340
#AusLaw #AusBiz #TasLaw #TasPol #Health #Floriculture #Flowers
Ken S
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