On-country immersion program builds judicial cross-cultural understanding
In September 2022, 26 judges of State and Federal Courts attended a cultural immersion program in the Kimberley. ALRC President, the Hon Justice SC Derrington AM, joined judges from across Australia to gain greater knowledge of Aboriginal cultures, history and languages. The program was hosted by the University of Notre Dame Nulungu Research Institute, a …
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Read moreAttorney-General commits to reforming Judicial Appointments and Complaints
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) welcomes today’s announcement by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP committing the Government to implementing all three recommendations made to it in Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (Report 138, 2021).
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Read moreWEBINAR Without Fear or Favour: Responses to the ALRC Report on Judicial Impartiality
Hear responses from the Government, the bench, the profession and academia to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Final Report, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias.
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Read moreWithout Fear or Favour: The ALRC’s Report on Judicial Impartiality
Australian Public Law Blog Article by Dr William Isdale and Sarah Fulton
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Read moreWithout Fear or Favour: the ALRC’s new report on judicial impartiality and the law on bias
In its just-released report, Without Fear of Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias, the Australian Law Reform Commission has outlined 14 recommendations which, if adopted, will buttress impartial decision-making and help maintain the legitimacy of the federal judiciary in a changing world. This article outlines the context for the Inquiry, consultation views and empirical data considered by the ALRC, and summarises a number of the report’s key recommendations.
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Read moreJudicial impartiality in a changing world
Proctor Article by Dr William Isdale and Sarah Fulton
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Read moreJudicial Impartiality Final Report Released
Today the Australian Law Reform Commission report, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (Report 138, 2021) was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC.
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Read moreJudicial Impartiality ENews | August 2022
Final Report Released Today the Australian Law Reform Commission report, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (Report 138, 2021) was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC. The report makes 14 recommendations to promote and protect judicial impartiality and public confidence in the Commonwealth judiciary. VIEW …
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Read moreMonash Fiat Justitia Lecture 2022
On Tuesday 7 June Monash University Law Faculty hosted the 2022 Fiat Justitia Lecture: Without Fear or Favour. ALRC President the Hon Justice SC Derrington AM presented the keynote address.
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Read more2022 Walyalup (Fremantle) Law Conference Keynote Address
On 18 February 2022, The Piddington Society and Fremantle Community Legal Centre hosted the 2022 Walyalup (Fremantle) Law Conference. The Hon Justice Sarah Derrington, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, provided the opening keynote address on judicial bias titled: Without Fear or Favour. Download speech >>
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