Policies

Public Interest Disclosure

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act) commenced on 15 January 2014. The legislation creates a public interest disclosure scheme that promotes integrity and accountability in the Australian public sector. It does this by: encouraging and facilitating the disclosure of information by public officials about suspected wrongdoing in the public sector ensuring that public …

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Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Policy

The ALRC has no tolerance for discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, and bullying. The success of the Commission and the wellbeing of each of its Commissioners, staff, interns, student clinic participants, and consultants is founded on a collegial and respectful workplace. Download the ALRC Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Policy >>

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Privacy Policy

Legal obligations The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) must comply with standards set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The Privacy Act establishes the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) as the minimum legal standard federal agencies are required to meet in handling personal information. The APPs regulate the way in which the …

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Submissions and Inquiry material

This policy explains how the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) handles requests for access to information created or received as part of its inquiries. In the course of an inquiry, the ALRC creates or receives many documents containing information of relevance to the inquiry. The ALRC may draw upon this information in developing recommendations for …

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Disclaimer

This website is presented by the Australian Law Reform Commission for the purpose of disseminating information free of charge for the benefit of the public. The ALRC monitors the quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. However, the ALRC does not guarantee, and accepts no legal liability whatsoever arising …

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Commonwealth Child Safe Framework Statement of Compliance

The ALRC is committed to keeping children safe, as outlined in the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework. The ALRC reviews its risk register regularly and has identified that the ALRC holds no responsibility for children and young people. ALRC staff do not interact directly with children or young people in the normal course of their work, however children …

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Procedures for determining a breach of the Code of Conduct

In accordance with s 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 (the Act) the President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (the ALRC), as the agency head of the ALRC, has established procedures for determining whether an APS employee, or former employee, in the ALRC has breached the APS Code of Conduct (the Code), and …

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