15.03.2011
Family violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Issue 5
Issue 5 | 15 March 2011 View original format3rd Issues Paper released: Family Violence—Child support and family assistanceClosing date for submissions to this Issues Paper is 21 April 2011. This Issues Paper deals with the treatment of family violence in child support and family assistance laws, and questions how laws and practices can be …
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Family violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Issue 4
Issue 4 | 1 March 2011 View original format2nd issues paper released: Family Violence—Immigration LawClosing date for submissions to this Issues Paper is 12 April 2011. With respect to migrants, Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws—Immigration Law (IP 37) considers the ‘family violence exception’ in the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) that works to ensure that …
Read more23.02.2011
Family violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Issue 3
Issue 3 | February 2011 View original formatInquiry update As prefaced in last month’s newsletter, the ALRC is releasing a series of four Issues Papers covering the treatment of family violence in four key areas:employment and superannuation lawchild support and family assistance lawimmigration law, andsocial security lawThese Issues Papers are intended to encourage informed community …
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Read more31.01.2011
Family violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Issue 2
Issue 2 | January 2011 View original formatInquiry updateAs this is the first e-newsletter for the year, let me wish you all a happy New Year. Over the past month the Inquiry team has been able to organise a few consultations, but the focus now is on the preparation of consultation documents to elicit …
Read more14.12.2010
Discovery e-news | Issue 7
Issue 7 | December 2010 View original format The month in summary Following the release of the Discovery Consultation Paper, the ALRC embarked on a short and targeted round of consultations with key stakeholders—bearing in mind the timeframe for this Inquiry, and the proximity to Christmas vacation! The Discovery team travelled to Canberra for consultations …
Read more26.11.2010
Family violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Issue 1
Issue 1 | November 2010 View original format And now the follow-on On 11 November the report, Family Violence—A National Legal Response (ALRC 114/NSWLRC 128) was released. Many of you would have heard all about this through the e-newsletter for that inquiry plus other media channels. As both the Commonwealth and NSW Attorneys-General launched the …
Read more14.11.2010
Discovery e-news | Issue 6
Issue 6 | November 2010 View original format Consultation Paper released! We are pleased to announce the release of Discovery in Federal Courts (ALRC CP 2).See media release >> Due to a reduction in the ALRC’s appropriation as part of the Government’s budget measures, the ALRC is no longer able to provide hard copies of …
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FVI e-newsletter – November 2010
November 2010 View original formatFinal Report launched today! I am thrilled to announce that our Final Report into family violence laws has been launched today by both the Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland and the NSW Attorrney General John Hatzistergos, and it is now official! The Report, Family Violence—a National Legal Response, makes 187 recommendations for …
Read more07.11.2010
Discovery e-news | Issue 5
Issue 5 | November 2010 View original format The month in summary This month, the ALRC consulted with the Australian Taxation Office to discuss discovery issues in the context of tax litigation. We were interested to hear about the practical operation of procedures, particularly those effecting the discovery process, set down in Practice Note Tax …
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