About the ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission is a federal agency that reviews Australia’s laws to ensure they provide improved access to justice for all Australians by making laws and related processes more equitable, modern, fair and efficient. More about the ALRC.
ALRC update
- Conceptualising law reform references – 4 March 2016
- Launch of ALRC Report 129, Traditional Rights and Freedoms—Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws – 2 March 2016
- Podcast:Traditional Rights and Freedoms—Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws - the Final Report – 2 March 2016
- ALRC Report — Rights and freedoms in Commonwealth laws – 2 March 2016
- New Inquiry announced - Elder abuse – 24 February 2016
- ALRC in the media - 2016 – 12 January 2016
- Justice Connections 4 – Institutional Law Reform and Justice – 9 December 2015
- Forty Years On – Lessons of the ALRC | The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG – 30 October 2015
Talk to us
All Australians should have a say in reforming laws that affect them. The ALRC encourages public participation in its work through a range of forums and social media.
ALRC in the media
- Hazem El Masri case shows Australia has a problem with innocent until proven guilty | The Age - 15 March 2016
- The new frontier in assaults on privacy and what the law is – or isn't – doing about it | The Guardian - 15 March 2016
- Human rights: Laws that curb liberty must be monitored | The Age - 14 March 2016
- It's time for a 'new national conversation' on elder abuse | Australian Ageing Agenda - 9 March 2016
- Government’s innovation agenda undermined by its own proposed copyright reforms | SMH - 9 March 2016
- See ALRC in the media archive
- See ALRC responses to media items