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03.08.2015
Rights and freedoms in Commonwealth laws — Interim Report
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released an Interim Report, Traditional Rights and Freedoms—Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws (IR 127), and is calling for submissions.This is the second consultation document for this inquiry, in which the ALRC has been asked to review Commonwealth laws that encroach on traditional rights, freedoms and privileges (Freedoms Inquiry). Traditional …
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Freedoms Inquiry | enews | Issue 5 | Interim Report
Interim reportThe Interim Report for this Inquiry, Traditional Rights and Freedoms—Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws (ALRC Interim Report 127), is now available.This is the second consultation document for this inquiry, in which the ALRC has been asked to review Commonwealth laws that encroach on traditional rights, freedoms and privileges such as freedom of speech, religion, movement and association; and other …
Read more21.07.2015
New Part-time Commissioner appointed to the ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) welcomes the appointment by Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, of Emeritus Professor Anura Surindra (Suri) Ratnapala as a part-time Commissioner until the conclusion of the Review of Commonwealth Laws for Consistency with Traditional Rights, Freedoms and Privileges.Professor Ratnapala is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of …
Read more10.07.2015
Michael Kirby Lecture 2015 | Re-imagining Law Reform—Michael Kirby’s Vision, Human Rights and the Australian Law Reform Commission in the 21st Century
Professor Rosalind Croucher AM*,President, Australian Law Reform Commission, 9 July 2015, Southern Cross University. Introduction Vice-Chancellor Peter Lee, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Professor Geraldine Mackenzie, Dean Rocque Reynolds, Professor Bee-Chen Goh and—the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Chairman Emeritus of the Australian Law Reform Commission. I would like to echo Bee-Chen in her warm acknowledgment of …
Read more01.07.2015
Winner of 40th anniversary student essay competition announced
The ALRC is very pleased to announce the winner of the ALRC’s 40th anniversary essay competition.Australian law students were asked to answer the following question in 1000 words or less:Why is an independent ALRC good for Australia?Congratulations go to Justin Pen from the University of Sydney, who provided the winning response. He has won an …
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SPRC Social Policy Debate: Supported Decision Making
When:11 Aug 2015, 4:30pm – 6.30pmVenue:SMC Conference & Function Centre, 66 Goulburn St, SydneyWho:Social Policy Research CentreThis house believes that with sufficient support, people with disability should never be required to have a substitute decision makerThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities challenges the current legal assumption that sometimes supported decision …
Read more29.06.2015
Launch of Connection to Country: Review of the Native Title Act 1993—Prof Ros Croucher
Launch of Connection to Country: Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (ALRC Report 126), 29 June 2015, Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission Introduction and welcome Good morning and welcome to this important event. I am Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, and it is my very great privilege to commence …
Read more28.06.2015
Launch of Connection to Country: Review of the Native Title Act 1993—Prof Lee Godden
Launch of Connection to Country: Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), ALRC Report 126, 29 June 2015, Professor Lee Godden, Commissioner leading the Native TItle InquiryI would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and waters on which we meet today—the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation, but also all the traditional owners …
Read more19.06.2015
Justice and Freedoms in Times of Terror Panel Session
ALRC Freedoms Inquiry, Justice and Freedoms in Times of Terror Panel Session, 19 June 2015, Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, President, Australian law Reform Commission[1] Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to join such an eminent panel today (with David Irvine AO, Professor George Williams AO and Graham Turnbull SC). Coming last made me wonder about contrasts—perhaps ‘specific’ to ‘general’, …
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Forgotten Freedoms Panel Session
ALRC Freedoms Inquiry, Forgotten Freedoms Panel Session, 19 June 2015, Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, President, Australian Law Reform Commission[1] Why ‘forgotten’? This is a nicely alliterative title for our panel, but one is tempted to say that the very fact of having it suggests that nothing is forgotten …. What does the idea of ‘forgotten …
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