ALRC to review Discovery in Federal Courts to Improve Access to Justice
On 10 May 2010, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) received Terms of Reference from the Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, for an Inquiry to look into discovery of documents in litigation in federal courts.The Terms of Reference ask the ALRC to focus on issues of: the law, practice and management of the …
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Read moreDiscovery of documents in Federal Courts
The ALRC explored options to improve the discovery process in civil litigation to promote the early and proportionate exchange of information and evidence in court proceedings.
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Read moreALRC submission to inquiry into the Future Direction and Role of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills Inquiry into the Future Direction and Role of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee.The ALRC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to a discussion on the future direction and role of this very important Committee.In order to assist the Committee with its inquiry, the ALRC has conducted a survey …
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Read moreOpening of AAL Symposium – Remarks
Prof David Weisbrot AM, President Australian Law Reform Commission, 17 July 2007, Government House, BrisbaneYour Excellency, Chief Justices, Attorneys-General, Fellows and most distinguished guestsAt long last. It is with great pleasure — and some considerable relief — that I am here to help launch, after several years of hard work, planning and preparation, Australia’s newest learned …
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Read morePromoting a healthy legal culture the focus of new Australian Academy of Law
Strengthening the ‘legal culture’ of an increasingly fragmented legal profession will be the focus of Australia’s newest ‘learned academy’, with today’s launch of the Australian Academy of Law (AAL) in Brisbane.In its landmark report on the civil justice system, Managing Justice (2000), the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) highlighted the problems associated with the lack of cohesion …
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Read moreFederal civil and administrative penalties
In January 2000, the federal Attorney-General asked the ALRC to review Commonwealth laws and arrangements relating to the imposition of administrative and civil penalties with a view to identifying clear and consistent principles, and ensuring there is a fair, effective and practical system of decision making and enforcement.Within every government regulatory scheme is a system …
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Read morePrincipled Regulation: Federal Civil and Administrative Penalties in Australia (ALRC Report 95)
ALRC Report 95 was in tabled March 2003. The ALRC’s task was to consider the many disparate federal regulatory and penalties schemes that had developed over the last three decades or so to identify those areas where the injection of some structure could give them, both collectively and individually, greater clarity, transparency and consistency. While …
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Read moreSecuring Compliance: Civil and Administrative Penalties in Federal Jurisdiction (DP 65)
DP 65 was published in May 2002. This Discussion Paper has been divided into five broad parts. Through the detail presented herein, it is possible to discern an approach with three facets that might inform the ALRC in its final report.
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Read moreThe Judicial Power of the Commonwealth: A Review of the Judiciary Act 1903 and Related Legislation (ALRC Report 92)
ALRC Report 92 (tabled October 2001) sets out 125 recommendations for amendments to the Judiciary Act and related legislation such as the High Court of Australia Act 1979 (Cth), the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), and the Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth). The terms of reference required the …
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Read moreReview of the Judiciary Act 1903
The terms of reference required the ALRC to review the Judiciary Act and related legislation, taking into account, among other things, whether these Acts provide for the efficient administration of law and justice in the exercise of federal jurisdiction.The ALRC was specifically asked to consider such matters as the source, scope and exercise of federal …
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