Glossary - Criminal Law
In Criminal Law
This is a criminal offence that is committed when a person is compelled to appear in court but fails to do so without a lawful excuse. A person can be compelled to appear in court by an appearance notice, an undertaking, or a recognizance, or by being bound over by a judge.
In Criminal Law
This is a criminal offence. You can be charged with “failing to comply” if you do the following on purpose:
- don’t follow a court order, or
- don’t follow a police undertaking.
For example, you can be charged with failing to comply if you don’t follow the conditions of your recognizance of bail.
In Criminal Law
You could be charged with “failure to comply with a demand” if you refuse to do something that the police have the right to tell you to do. For example, you could be charged if:
- the police have reasonable grounds to believe that you’re driving when you’re impaired and you refuse to give them a breath sample when they say you need to give them one.
In Abuse and Family Violence, Criminal Law, Family Law
Family violence refers to the many different forms of abuse, neglect, or harm that an adult or child may experience in their close, personal relationships. It is also called domestic violence or partner abuse when one partner abuses the other partner.
In Criminal Law
A Feeney warrant is a type of arrest warrant that gives the police the power to come onto your property, and into your home or business to arrest the person whose name is in the warrant.
