18.05.2011
ALRC President Professor Croucher is interviewed by Australia Talks on Family Violence laws
ALRC President Professor Croucher is interviewed on Family Violence laws with other guests Patrick Parkinson Professor of Law, University of Sydney, Special Counsel to Watts McCray Lawyers and former Chairperson of the Family Law Council Samantha Page Executive Director, Family Relationship Services Australia Heather Nancarrow Director, the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research …
Read more16.05.2011
ALRC President Rosalind Croucher interviewed by Radio Atticus
ALRC President Rosalind Croucher was interviewed by Radio Atticus about the effects of the recent budget cuts on the ALRC and its operations. Listen to the interview >>
Read more29.04.2011
ALRC Office Re-location
The Australian Law Reform Commission has moved its offices to new premises at: Level 40, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney, 2001. All other contact details remain the same including phone and fax lines, and PO Box address. The ALRC will be offline from 1pm on Friday 29 April until 1pm on Monday 2 May. …
Read more30.01.2011
Submissions received in Discovery Inquiry now available on the ALRC’s website
In the interests of greater transparency and communication, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has committed to publishing on its website the submissions received as part of its current Inquiry into Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts. View submissions to the Discovery Inquiry >> This is a new step for the ALRC as previously the …
Read more21.12.2010
ALRC is to conduct a review of classification in Australia
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor will ask the Australian Law Reform Commission to conduct a review of classification in Australia in light of changes in technology, media convergence and the global availability of media content. Mr McClelland said. “As Australia’s foremost law reform institution, the ALRC is well suited to …
Read more19.11.2010
Winners of the 2010 Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition announced
The ALRC is pleased to announced that this year’s winning entry in the Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition is from Monash University law students, Israel Cowen and Adam Delacorn. This winning entry was chosen from five other finalists. President Professor Rosalind Croucher said, ‘this year the entrants in the Kirby Cup competition had to look …
Read more05.11.2010
Discovery Inquiry stakeholders are invited to attend a Panel Discussion in Sydney, 18 November 2010
The Australian Law Reform Commission invites you to attend a PANEL DISCUSSION following the release of the ALRC’s Consultation Paper, Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts
Read more01.10.2010
The ALRC congratulates Tony McAvoy, winner of the inaugural Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, has awarded Tony McAvoy the inaugural Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year at the 5th National Indigenous Legal Conference in Canberra. The Government established the award to recognise outstanding Indigenous lawyers who have made a special contribution to the rights of Indigenous people or who have an exceptional commitment to providing legal …
Read more07.07.2010
Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading the Way
This year’s NAIDOC week theme recognises ‘the many unsung Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have made huge contributions to Australian society’. The ALRC would like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution that Indigenous Australians have made to our work in reforming and developing the law. In celebrating NAIDOC week for 2010, we would particularly …
Read more24.03.2009
Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition – Call for Entries
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and the Australian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) today called on law students to register their interest in entering the 2009 Kirby Cup, one of Australia’s most prestigious student law reform competitions. Registration closes on 10 April 2009. The topic for this year’s competition is on animal rights and teams …
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