Qualifications 

Bachelor of Social Work - University of Queensland 

Bachelor of Laws - University of Technology, Sydney 

Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice - University of Technology 

Suzie O'Toole holds a Bachelor of Social Work (University of Queensland), Bachelor
of Laws (1st Honours, University of Technology Sydney) and is admitted as a solicitor in
the Supreme Court of New South Wales. She has practised predominantly in the field of
juvenile justice, most recently as a children's criminal defence solicitor with the
Legal Aid Commission, NSW. 

Articles

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A Bad Day at the Office, The National Legal Eagle (2013)

Whenever we think about judges, we think about old, grey-haired people listening carefully to what...

 

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Good Cop, Bad Cop: A Quiz about Police Powers (with Elizabeth Greene), The National Legal Eagle (2013)

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These are some of the classic phrases we associate with the police stemming mostly...

 

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Exploring juvenile fitness for trial in Queensland (with Jodie O'Leary and Bruce Watt), Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (2012)
 

A proposal for the improvement of mental health service delivery to barrators, contemnors and the courts that have to deal with them, Psychiatry Psychology and Law (2011)

The temporary deprivation of liberty may be necessary to achieve order in the courts. However,...

 

Time delay and nonfeasance: The Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Queensland) (with Patrick Keyzer), Alternative law journal (2006)

This article critically analyses the practical effect of the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003...