In this case, the defendant was charged with offensive conduct after he urinated in the gutter at night, in the dark, on an empty street. This charged was quashed in court.

Beck v State of New South Wales; Beck v Commissioner of Police New South Wales [2012] NSWSC 1483

Offensive conduct and language offences in New South Wales aim to regulate public behaviour by enforcing community standards. However, these laws rely on broad police discretion, which has led to disproportionate impacts on Aboriginal people, especially in regional areas. This has prompted continued calls for law reform.