The Future of Law Reform: A Suggested Program of Work 2020-25
This report seeks to identify the most pressing areas for law reform in Australia that would be suitable for an inquiry by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC).
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Read moreWhere next for law reform? Seminars
In May and June 2019, the ALRC held four seminars on the future of law reform in conjunction with the Law Schools at UNSW, ANU and Melbourne University.
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Read moreResults in Brief: Seminar on the Future of Public Law Reform
On 29 May 2019, the Australian Law Reform Commission and the University of NSW hosted a conversation on the future of law and constitutional reform in Australia. To find out more about the discussion a short summary is available here.
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Read moreWhere next for law reform? Second public seminar
The future of law reform: Technology and the Law Wednesday 12th June 2019 Time 1.30pm – 3.00pm The Moot Theatre, College of Law, Australian National University The Australian Law Reform Commission and the Australian National University are pleased to present a panel discussion on the future of law reform in Australia. The discussion progresses the ALRC’s …
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Read moreThinking big: The Australian Constitution as a law reform project
As part of the ALRC’s Where next for law reform? project the ALRC is encouraging Australians to think big. Arguably the most significant law reform initiative would be to revise the constitution. We have prepared a short paper to start the conversation.
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Read moreThinking big: The Australian Constitution as a law reform project
As part of the ALRC’s Where next for law reform? project the ALRC is encouraging Australians to think big. Arguably the most significant law reform initiative would be to revise the constitution. We have prepared a short paper to start the conversation.
Publications
Read moreWhere next for law reform? First Public Seminar
The Australian Law Reform Commission and the University of NSW are pleased to present a panel discussion on the future of law and constitutional reform in Australia. The discussion will launch the ALRC’s new project seeking public input to assist in identifying areas of Australian law which may benefit from reform. The University of NSW …
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Read moreWhere next for law reform?
During this project, we asked Australians: where next for law reform? What areas of law should be the subject of an ALRC Inquiry? On Monday 2 December 2019, the ALRC released its report The Future of Law Reform: A Suggested Program of Work 2020-25. The report follows 8 months of national consultations. Through an online survey, individuals …
Inquiries
Read moreReview into Australia’s corporate criminal responsibility regime
On 10 April 2019, the Hon Christian Porter, Attorney-General of Australia, provided Terms of Reference to the ALRC for an inquiry into Australia’s corporate criminal responsibility regime. The ALRC released a Discussion Paper and called for submissions on 15 November 2019. Submissions closed on 31 January 2020. The report, Corporate Criminal Responsibility (Report 136, 2020) …
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Read moreLaw Reform – Future Directions
When I was invited (almost 12 months ago now) to speak at this conference and on this topic, I felt relatively confident that after a year in the role as President of the ALRC, I might have some useful thoughts to share with you about future directions in law reform. That confidence evaporated rapidly when I began preparing theses remarks.
I have identified two main reasons for that loss of confidence (in addition to the obvious point that it is not a topic that lends itself naturally to humour). The first, and most important, reason has been the realisation of just how little influence the ALRC itself has in the topics that will be selected for future law reform references and the degree of political expediency involved the topics that are referred to the Commission. The second reason is the great uncertainty that surrounds the funding of the ALRC and the obvious challenge such uncertainty presents for ensuring that the ALRC can attract and retain a legal team of the highest quality.
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