A review of the laws relating to impartiality and bias as they apply to the federal judiciary.
10.07.2023
Gremlins, Borgs, and judicial impartiality in multi-member courts: QYFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] HCA 15
Australian Public Law Blog Article by Sarah Fulton and Geneviève Murray
Read more04.02.2023
Judicial Legitimacy
This article published in Australian Law Journal Volume 97 (1) by the Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC addresses some of the key themes of the ALRC Report, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (ALRC Report 138).
Read more30.09.2022
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 …
Read more29.09.2022
Attorney-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).
Read more19.08.2022
WEBINAR 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.
Read more12.08.2022
Without Fear or Favour: The ALRC’s Report on Judicial Impartiality
Australian Public Law Blog Article by Dr William Isdale and Sarah Fulton
Read more03.08.2022
Without 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.
Read more02.08.2022
Judicial impartiality in a changing world
Proctor Article by Dr William Isdale and Sarah Fulton
Read more02.08.2022
Judicial 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.
Read more02.08.2022
Review of Published Judgments
As part of its research for the Inquiry, the ALRC conducted a systematic review of judgments published by the Commonwealth courts between 1 January 2015 and 31 August 2021 referring to recusal and disqualification.
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