News and Media

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07.06.2022

Monash Fiat Justitia Lecture 2022

On Tuesday 7 June Monash University Law Faculty hosted the 2022 Fiat Justitia Lecture: Without Fear or Favour. ALRC President the Hon Justice SC Derrington AM presented the keynote address.

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13.05.2022

ALRC In Brief | May 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle  Tuesday 24 May 2022 at 4.30pm AEST (90 minutes duration) 2.30pm AWST, HKT, SGT | 6.30pm NZST | 7.30am BST Join a panel of international experts from Hong Kong, NZ, Singapore, and the UK to discuss regulatory design and the hierarchy of laws. REGISTER TO ATTEND

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12.05.2022

Compensation for Native Title – Holt Prize winning book published

The ALRC congratulates Senior Legal Officer Dr William Isdale on the publishing of his book, Compensation for Native Title. 

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12.05.2022

Quality of Advice Review – impact on the ALRC’s Financial Services Legislation Inquiry

In March 2022 Terms of Reference were announced for the Quality of Advice Review, to be conducted by Ms Michelle Levy and a secretariat from the Department of the Treasury (Cth). The review will consider reforms aimed at ensuring Australians have access to high quality, affordable and accessible financial advice. A final report will be

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12.05.2022

Financial Services Legislation | ENews May 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle  Tuesday 24 May 2022 at 4.30pm AEST (90 minutes duration) 2.30pm AWST, HKT, SGT | 6.30pm NZST | 7.30am BST Join a panel of international experts from Hong Kong, NZ, Singapore, and the UK to discuss regulatory design and the hierarchy of laws. REGISTER TO ATTEND

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04.05.2022

WEBINAR What we’ve heard and where to next

Feedback on Interim Report A of the Financial Services Legislation Inquiry.
The ALRC has received 56 submissions from a range of stakeholders in response to the 24 proposals and questions outlined in Interim Report A of the Financial Services Legislation Inquiry. Join us for a discussion of what we’ve heard and how the feedback received will shape the ALRC’s approach to the simplification of financial services and corporations laws.

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19.04.2022

Podcast: The Corporate Counsel Show: Risk, reform and financial services

Nicholas Simoes da Silva features on the Lawyers Weekly Podcast, The Corporate Counsel Show, discussing the Australian Law Reform Commission’s latest background paper, Risk and Reform in Australian Financial Services Law (FSL5). Hosted by Jerome Doraisamy, Nicholas discusses the evolution of risk and its implications for financial services legislation. “The key objective of our ongoing

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11.04.2022

ALRC InBrief | April 2022

WEBINAR INVITATION What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle Tuesday 24 May 2022 at 4.30PM AEST (90 minutes) 2.30pm AWST, HKT, SGT | 6.30pm NZST | 7.30am BST As the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) moves forward with its current inquiry into the simplification of corporations and financial services legislation, it is turning

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06.04.2022

ALRC In Brief | ENews April 2022

WEBINAR INVITATION What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle Tuesday 24 May 2022 at 4.30PM AEST (90 minutes) 2.30pm AWST, HKT, SGT | 6.30pm NZST | 7.30am BST As the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) moves forward with its current inquiry into the simplification of corporations and financial services legislation, it is turning

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06.04.2022

Financial Services Legislation | ENews April 2022

WEBINAR INVITATION What goes where? A comparative discussion of the legislative puzzle Tuesday 24 May 2022 at 4.30PM AEST (90 minutes) 2.30pm AWST, HKT, SGT | 6.30pm NZST | 7.30am BST As the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) moves forward with its current inquiry into the simplification of corporations and financial services legislation, it is turning

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