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31.01.2011
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 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 more28.01.2011
Podcast: Lucinda O’Dwyer and Catherine Farrell discuss their experiences as ALRC interns
Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, in conversation with two interns from the 2011 summer program, Lucinda O’Dwyer and Catherine Farrell, both JD students, one with the University of Melbourne, and the other at Monash University. This podcast aims to provide insight into how the internships work at the Australian Law Reform …
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 more17.12.2010
Podcast: Indigenous issues and consultation in the Family Violence Inquiry
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the ALRC, speaks about some of the ways in which the Final Report for the Family Violence Inquiry, Family Violence – A National Legal Response (ALRC Report 114) addresses Indigenous issues.
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 more27.11.2010
Podcast: Professor R. Croucher discusses the Family Violence Inquiry Final Report
Interview by journalist Michael Pelly with ALRC President, Rosalind Croucher, about the Final Report for the Family Violence Inquiry and its recommendations.
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 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 more15.11.2010
ALRC releases Consultation Paper on Discovery
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released a Consultation Paper for the Inquiry into Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts—Discovery in Federal Courts (ALRC CP 2, 2010). The 2009 Access to Justice Taskforce report—established by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, which recommended that the ALRC conduct this Inquiry—noted that the high and disproportionate cost of …
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