16.01.2020
Seminar Series – Corporate Criminal Responsibility
Join fellow stakeholders to deep dive into the inquiry of Australia’s corporate criminal responsibility regime prior to the completion of the ALRC’s Final Report.
The ALRC is holding a series of seminars in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to provide an update and to encourage additional feedback into the current inquiry.
19.12.2019
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime: an alternative model of individual liability for corporate fault
On 15 November, the ALRC released a Discussion Paper as part of its Corporate Criminal Responsibility Inquiry. In the Discussion Paper, the ALRC proposed reforms to individual liability for corporate criminal conduct. The proposals are set out in Chapter 7 of the Discussion Paper, and a shorter summary is available here. These proposals respond to …
Read more18.12.2019
Strengthening Sentencing Processes and Outcomes for Corporations
When sentencing an offender key objectives include: denouncing the conduct of the offender; ensuring that the offender is punished justly for the offence; deterring the offender and others from committing the same or similar offences; promoting the rehabilitation of the offender; protecting the community by limiting the capacity of the offender to re-offend; and promoting …
Read more03.12.2019
Where next for law reform? Final Report Launch
On Monday 2 December 2019, the ALRC launched the final report of the Future of Law Reform project at a well-attended and high-spirited event in the Commonwealth Law Courts building in Brisbane. President of the ALRC, Justice Sarah Derrington, outlined the origins and purposes of the project, reflecting on the ALRC’s longstanding commitment to public …
Read more14.10.2019
Sydney Seminar: Interrogating the English approach to prosecuting economic crime
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Read more28.06.2019
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 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 more29.04.2019
ALRC Recommendations on Parenting
The ALRC has released a summary of its recommendations on parenting. The summary is available here
Read more13.12.2018
New Part-time Commissioners for Family Law Inquiry
The ALRC is pleased to announce the appointment of two new part-time Commissioners to the Family Law Inquiry from December 12, 2018. The Honourable Michelle May AM QC and the Honourable Cheryl Edwardes AM GAICD join Commissioner and ALRC President the Honourable Justice Sarah Derrington and part-time commissioners, the Honourable John Faulks (former Deputy Chief …
Read more02.10.2018
Media Release – Review of the Family Law System Discussion Paper released
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released a Discussion Paper, Review of the Family Law System (DP 86), and is calling for comments and feedback on its proposals for reform.The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry ask the ALRC to consider reform in relation to range of issues including the early and cost effective …
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