Disability enews | Issue 7
Issue 7 | 6 May 2014. View original format. Save the date! We’ve been a bit quiet recently. That’s because we’ve had our heads down reading submissions, reviewing our research and consultation notes, and writing the Discussion Paper. In a couple of weeks it will be ready for release, and at that point we’ll be calling …
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Read moreDisability enews | Issue 5 | Deadline for subs one week away!
Issue 5 | 13 January 2014. View original format.Submissions due in one week!We’d like to wish all our readers and stakeholders a happy New Year. We hope the break has been happy and restful for you, leaving you energised for the challenges and opportunities 2014 brings.A reminder to all our stakeholders that the extended submission date is …
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Read moreDisability enews | Issue 4 | STOP PRESS – Deadline for submissions to Issues Paper extended
Issue 4 | 20 November 2013. View original format.Submissions deadline extended!Last Friday the ALRC released the Issues Paper for this Inquiry, Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws (IP 44).The ALRC has heard concerns from several stakeholders that the original deadline of 16 December for submissions to the Issues Paper will be very difficult to meet, given the …
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Read moreDisability enews | Issue 3 | Issues Paper released!
Issue 3 | 15 November 2013. View original format.MilestonesThis enews marks the first major milestone of this Inquiry, the release of our Issues Paper! It’s a week or two later than we flagged in our “save the date” enews – but the extra time has been well spent. Graeme Innes, myself and the team have …
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Read moreALRC seeks input into the Disability and Commonwealth Laws Inquiry
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released an Issues Paper, Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws (IP 44), calling for submissions to its Disability Inquiry. The ALRC has been asked to review Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks that may deny or diminish the equal recognition of people with disability as persons before the …
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Read moreEquality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws IP 44
Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws was released on 15 November 2013. This Issues Paper is the first consultation document in the ALRC’s Inquiry into Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks that deny or diminish the equal recognition of people with disability before the law, and their ability to exercise legal capacity. This Issues Paper can …
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Read moreEasy English: Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws IP 44
The ALRC is looking at laws that treat people with disability unfairly. This Issues Paper talks about the problems we have learned about so far. It also has some questions. We would like people with disability to answer the questions so we can learn more about any problems you have with the law. We would also …
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Read moreDisability enews | Issue 2 | Save the Date!
Issue 2 | 26 September 2013. View original format. What we’ve been up to Since our last e-news the team have been busy with research and consultations. We have met with a range of stakeholders in Sydney and Melbourne, and have spoken with others across Australia by telephone. In October and November the team travel to …
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Read moreDisability enews | Issue 1 | Welcome to the Inquiry
Issue 1 | 24 July 2013. View original format.Welcome to the InquiryWelcome to the first e-newsletter for our Inquiry into whether Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks deny or diminish the equal recognition of people with disability as persons before the law and their ability to exercise legal capacity. We are excited to be working on such …
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Read moreALRC Review of equal recognition before the law and legal capacity for people with disability announced
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today received Terms of Reference from the Federal Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP, for an Inquiry into Legal Barriers for People with Disabilities. ALRC President, Professor Rosalind Croucher will lead the Inquiry that will examine laws and legal frameworks within the Commonwealth jurisdiction that deny or diminish …
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