Michael Kirby – ‘The Originals’
To mark the ALRC’s 40th anniversary, the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, foundation ALRC Chairman, recounts the early days of the Commission, and the people and personalities that bought it into being.
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Read moreAnnual Report 2013-2014 (ALRC Report 125)
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Read moreALRC responses to media items
ALRC responds to ‘No media experience? He’s the perfect choice’ (The Australian, 9 December 2014)ALRC responds to ‘Experts fear a European ‘right to be forgotten’ online ruling may be duplicated in Australia’ (Sydney Morning Herald, 19 November 2014)
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Read moreALRC President wins legal accolades
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, received two awards this week recognising her outstanding contribution to the legal profession and to shaping law and policy in Australia—The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2014, and the Gordon and Jackson Australian Women Lawyers Award (AWL Award).Professor Croucher …
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Read moreBudget 2014-2015
The ALRC’s 2014-15 Budget Statement can be viewed at the Attoney-General’s website: www.ag.gov.au/budget15
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Read morePodcast: Summer Interns 2014
Lidija Bujanovic, Laura Neill and Andrew Brooks took part in the 2014 summer legal internship program at the ALRC, working on the Disbaility inquiry and the review of the Native Title Act. In this recording they talk about their experiences, tasks they performed, and what they learned as ALRC legal interns. Transcript Marie-Claire Muir (MCM): …
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Read moreALRC in the media – 2014
The ALRC monitors the media for references to the Commission and its inquiries. This list for 2014 is not comprehensive.
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Read moreNew Australian Law Reform Inquiry to Focus on Freedoms
The Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to review Commonwealth legislation to identify provisions that unreasonably encroach upon traditional rights, freedoms and privileges. See Attorney-General’s Media Release >> Proposed Terms of Reference Review of Commonwealth laws for consistency with traditional rights, freedoms and privileges I, Senator the …
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Read moreALRC submission to the Commission of Audit
The Terms of Reference for the National Commission of Audit ask for submissions to look at the scope, efficiency and functions of the Commonwealth government to: ensure taxpayers are receiving value-for-money from each dollar spent; eliminate wasteful spending; identify areas of unnecessary duplication between the activities of the Commonwealth and other levels of government; identify …
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