More Law and Order on the Run
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12354335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Quilter (0000-0002-8348-6741, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 50-51 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Alternative Law Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-969X • E-ISSN: 2398-9084 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1037969x1403900113 |
| OpenAlex | W2249921734 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
After the July 2012 death of Thomas Kelly from a one-punch assault in Kings Cross, the NSW government engaged in a nuanced and multi-faceted response to alcohol-fuelled violence in Sydney’s major entertainment precinct. Unfortunately, the government’s latest response — the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Assault and Intoxication) Act 2014 (NSW) (‘the Act’) — is deserving of no such praise. Not only is the argument that a discrete ‘one punch’ law is necessary in NSW without foundation, but the legislation has been drafted in a legally complex and confusing way that is likely to result in operational difficulty
Business · Economics · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |