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30.09.2015
Fair trial, procedural fairness and other traditional rights
National Freedoms Symposium, Federal Court, Melbourne, 30 September 2015.Chaired by the Hon Justice John Eric Middleton, Part-time Commissioner, Federal Court of Australia, MelbourneSpeaking notes: Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, ALRC President and Commissioner for the InquiryProfessor Jeremy Gans, Melbourne Law School, University of MelbourneDr Matthew Groves, Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash UniversityProfessor Adrienne Stone, Director, Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, University of …
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Advocacy through law reform
Moot Court Bench—Coffee Hour Seminar, Professor Rosalind Croucher AM*, President, Australian Law Reform Commission, Jackson McDonald, Perth, 29 September 2015. Introduction Thank you Dr David Cox, both as Chair of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia and as a partner of Jackson McDonald, for hosting today’s seminar. Thank you to Lorraine Finlay, Director of …
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Freedom’s Limits: Speech, Association & Movement in the Australian Legal System
National Freedoms Symposium, Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, Perth, 29 September 2015. Topic: Freedom of speech, association, and movement receive some limited protection through the operation of the common law and under the Constitution. However, these freedoms are not absolute and are frequently in tension with imperatives such as public safety and the protection of rights of others. For …
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Accommodating rights? Religion, speech and equality in Australia
National Freedoms Symposium, Adelaide University North Terrace Campus, Adelaide, 21 September 2015. Chaired by Professor Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide Speeches: Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, ALRC President and Commissioner for the Inquiry The Honourable Catherine Branson QC Associate Professor Anne Hewitt, Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide, South Australia …
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A home is no longer a castle? – real property rights in the context of mining and environmental claims
National Freedoms Symposium, Commonwealth Law Courts, Brisbane, 2 September 2015. Speeches: Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, ALRC President and Commissioner for the Inquiry Professor Jonathan Fulcher, Director CIMEL/IMELP Lorraine Finlay, School of Law, Murdoch University Dr Noeleen McNamara, School of Law & Justice, University of Southern Queensland
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ALRC InBrief | August 2015
Appointment of part-time Commissioner, Emeritus Professor Suri Ratnapala On 21 July, the Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC appointed Emeritus Professor Anura Surindra (Suri) Ratnapala as a part-time Commissioner until the conclusion of the Freedoms Inquiry. Professor Ratnapala is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Queensland and a current Fellow of the Australian …
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Freedoms Inquiry | enews | Issue 6 | National Freedoms Symposia
National Freedoms SymposiaThe ALRC is pleased to announce a national series of discussions around the ALRC Freedoms Inquiry, to be held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne. Each event will focus on a different aspect of the Freedoms Inquiry with invited guests who will give short presentations on particular issues. These events are free but RSVP …
Read more24.08.2015
National Freedoms Symposia
The ALRC is holding a national series of discussions around the ALRC Freedoms Inquiry, to be held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.The events are free to attend, but space is limited and reservations are essential.We will update this page with more information about individual events as it becomes available.BrisbaneIn partnership with TC Beirne School of …
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ANROWS Public lecture opening address: The ALRC’s Family Violence work
ANROWS Public lecture series with Professor Leigh Goodmark, 10 August 2015, Sydney. Opening address by Rosalind Croucher AM** Introduction It is a great pleasure to be invited to open proceedings today and have the very pleasant task of introducing Professor Leigh Goodmark. I was delighted to be invited by ANROWS, whose CEO, Heather Nancarrow, is an …
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Video: Launch of the Native Title Report
Connection to Country: Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (ALRC Report 126) was formally launched in Sydney on 29 June 2015.Captions/subtitles can be turned on via the video player controls.Transcripts are also available of speeches made on the day by Professor Rosalind Croucher, ALRC President, and Professor Lee Godden, Commissioner leading the Native …
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