Daily wrap
Attorney General Michael Daley has appointed State Parole Authority Chair and former Supreme Court Justice, the Honourable Geoffrey Bellew SC, and former NSW Police Deputy Commissioner, Mr Jeffrey Loy, to review the operation of doli incapax in NSW.
‘Pets enjoy greater legal protection than children’: push for smacking kids to be a crime [The Australian paywall]
Smacking children should be against the law because it is akin to beating wives and slaves, more than 100 health and welfare experts have told the nation’s first review of ‘domestic discipline’ laws.
Editor’s picks
The legal profession is renowned for its damagingly long hours, but new laws are putting “reasonable additional hours” clauses under new scrutiny.
12 weird Victorian laws you probably didn’t know existed [Herald Sun paywall]
From late night vacuuming to hitchhiking, these are some of Victoria’s most bizarre rules that you could get fined for.
AI "hallucination" strikes again (in the UK): "It is such a professional shame. The submission was a good one. The medical evidence was strong. The ground was potentially good. Why put a fake case in?" caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/202…
— #Angus M-a-c-i-n-n-i-s (#@AequoEtBono)
10:41 PM • May 7, 2025
Reasons will be published in Babet & Anor v Commonwealth of Australia; and Palmer v Commonwealth of Australia on Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 10:00am
— #High Court of Australia (#@HighCourtofAus)
8:41 AM • May 8, 2025
Judgment will be handed down on Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 10:00am in Evans & Anor v Air Canada ABN 29094769561
— #High Court of Australia (#@HighCourtofAus)
8:41 AM • May 8, 2025
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