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28.06.2019
Where next for law reform? Seminars
In May and June 2019, the ALRC held four seminars on the future of law reform in conjunction with the Law Schools at UNSW, ANU and Melbourne University. To find out more about each seminar you can read a short summary: UNSW ANU Uni Melb Bribane
Read more17.10.2019
14.10.2019
Sydney Seminar: Interrogating the English approach to prosecuting economic crime
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Read more13.09.2019
Deodands and Frankpledges!
While there are clear commercial and economic benefits as a result of the creation of the corporation, the construction of a legal artifice of ‘the legal person’ raises fundamental questions about the applicability of the criminal law to that artifice. A corporation cannot be sent to jail. It has no soul that may be damned.
Read more13.09.2019
Be Civil not Criminal: The Role of the Criminal law in the Regulatory Pyramid
— The reality we have found is that when you actually map the criminal laws which are applicable to corporations, what you find is much closer to a rhomboid than a neat pyramid. The scope and scale and pervasiveness of criminal offences which are potentially applicable to corporations, is shocking. — Read Venetia’s full speech …
Read more04.09.2019
Of Shields and Swords – let the jousting begin!
Justice Derrington, President of the ALRC, presented at the Freedom19 Conference in Sydney. “On Thursday of last week, the Attorney-General released an exposure draft of religious freedoms reforms, which he intends to present to Parliament in final form in October. The exposure draft traverses many of the issues that were within the ALRC’s original terms …
Read more30.08.2019
Terms of Reference for Religious Freedom Inquiry Amended
Today the Attorney-General released an exposure draft Religious Discrimination Bill and amended the terms of reference for the ALRC’s inquiry into religious exemptions. The ALRC media release in response to the amended terms of reference is available here.
Read more20.06.2019
Family Law- Summary of Tell Us Your Story Responses
As part of the Family Law Inquiry, the ALRC established the Tell Us Your Story project — an online submission portal where individuals were encouraged to anonymously share personal stories of their experiences with the family law system. The attached note provides aggregated data regarding the number and nature of individual stories that included complaints against …
Read more04.06.2019
Results in Brief: Seminar on the Future of Public Law Reform
On 29 May 2019, the Australian Law Reform Commission and the University of NSW hosted a conversation on the future of law and constitutional reform in Australia. To find out more about the discussion a short summary is available here.
Read more27.05.2019
Where next for law reform? Melbourne University seminar
The future of law reform: Constitutional and Immigration IssuesTuesday 18th June 20195.00pm until 6.00pmRoom 920, Level 9, Melbourne Law SchoolThe Australian Law Reform Commission and the University of Melbourne Law School are pleased to present a panel discussion on the future of legal and constitutional reform in Australia. The discussion progresses the ALRC’s new project seeking public input …
Read more27.05.2019
Where next for law reform? Second public seminar
The future of law reform: Technology and the LawWednesday 12th June 2019Time 1.30pm – 3.00pmThe Moot Theatre, College of Law, Australian National UniversityThe Australian Law Reform Commission and the Australian National University are pleased to present a panel discussion on the future of law reform in Australia. The discussion progresses the ALRC’s new project seeking public …
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