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12.12.2011
A Lament for Lost Footnotes in Legal History
Keynote address by Professor Rosalind Croucher* on 12 December 2011 at the 30th annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand law and history society—”Public Law: Private Lives” IntroductionThank you for inviting here to the 30th anniversary conference of the Australian and New Zealand Legal History Society. It is a marvellous group, and one, as Professor Andrew Buck …
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‘Ex-terns’ Adam Arnold and Sean Lau – interns on the National Classification Review
Adam Arnold and Sean Lau, both students at UNSW, were two of our interns over the August-November period. Before leaving us, we spoke with them about their experiences as ALRC interns, and working on the National Classification Review. Listen to audio >> Transcript Marie-Claire Muir (MM): Hi my name’s Marie-Claire Muir. I’m Web Manager at …
Read more24.11.2011
‘They should have this in every court’ – Women’s Family Law Support Service Evaluation
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission at the Launch of the Evaluation of the Women’s Family Law Support Service, Parliament House, Sydney, 17 November 2011. Commitment and connections Looking at everyone who has come here today for the launch of Dr Lesley Laing’s evaluation of the Women’s Family Law Support Service, one thing …
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Vale Robert Alexander Hayes (1942-2011)
Dr Robert Alexander Hayes, previously a full-time Commissioner of the ALRC and Associate Professor of Law at UNSW and UWS, has died in Sydney after a long illness.Dr. Hayes was a fellow of the Australian Institute of Forensic Sciences, former president of the Mental Health Appeals Tribunal and founder of the UNSW Faculty of Law.Dr. …
Read more23.11.2011
Government response to the ALRC’s 2004 report – Genes and Ingenuity: Gene Patenting and Human Health
On 17 December 2002 the then Australian Government Attorney-General, the Hon Daryl Williams MP, asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to inquire into and report on the laws and practices governing intellectual property rights over genetic materials and related technologies, with a particular focus on human health issues. The Final Report, Genes and Ingenuity: Gene …
Read more28.10.2011
Family violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | October
Issue 9 | 28 October 2011 View original format Month in summary Firstly, we would like to thank all our stakeholders who made submissions in response to the Discussion Paper. We received over 80 formal responses to the DP, which brings us to a total of over 160 submissions to the Inquiry. The public submissions …
Read more25.10.2011
Classification e-news | Online forum, ‘politics of play’
Issue 10 | 25 October 2011 View original format New online discussion forum In August this year, following the close of submissions to the Issues Paper, we hosted a discussion forum on the ALRC website focussing on the 8 draft principles for reform. We have now opened a new online discussion board, starting with …
Read more17.10.2011
College of Law Academic Awards Ceremony Presentation
Formal Address by Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission at the College of Law Academic Awards Ceremony Presentation on 11 October 2011.On occasions like this evening’s, one looks to the significance of place and the nature of the event to try to draw out some suitable themes. And this is a …
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Keeping an open mind in your career crucially important
College of Law Media Release, 17 October 2011, republished with permission. Professor Croucher offers advice at the College of Law Academic Awards Ceremony, SydneyProfessor Rosalind Croucher, President of Australian Law Reform Commission, yesterday delivered a compelling and motivational formal address at The College of Law’s 2011 Academic Awards Ceremony in Sydney, offering sensible advice to …
Read more29.09.2011
Podcast: The National Classification Review Discussion Paper
Commissioner in charge of the Review, Professor Terry Flew, talks about problems inherent in the current system, and the new model proposed in the ALRC Discussion Paper. Audio Download / listen to audio >> Transcript Sabina Wynn (SW): Hello, I’m Sabina Wynn, the Executive Director of the Australian Law Reform Commission and I’m here with …
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