What is involved?
To enter the 2008 competition, teams of two students were required to provide a submission (maximum of 15 pages) on a topic of law reform, currently being considered by the Australian Law Reform Competition. The topic for 2008 was:
Freedom of information laws attempt to achieve a balance between the interest in open, transparent government decision-making, and the need to protect information that may affect interests such as the economy, the privacy of individuals, or the ability of public servants to provide frank and fearless advice. How should exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) be framed in order to achieve this balance?
Based on written entries, three teams were invited to participate in an oral advocacy round,held in July 2008 in Hobart, during the Annual ALSA Conference. These teams were:
- Barbara Townsend and Karlo Tychsen (University of Newcastle)
- Jennifer O’Farrell and Jane Worrall (University of Tasmania); and
- Nicholas Blaker and Sergey Kinchin (James Cook University)
These teams presented their proposals to an expert judging panel convened by an ALRC Commissioner.
This page was posted on 11 February 2008 and updated 31 July 2008