Individual views and experiences
The ALRC also ran a survey to allow individual members of the public to contribute their personal views and experiences to its Inquiry into anti-discrimination laws as they apply to religious educational institutions. It closed on 24 February 2023. The survey is a consultation tool and is not intended to reflect a representative sample of …
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Read moreThe Hon Justice Sarah C Derrington AM
Justice Sarah Derrington was President of the Australian Law Reform Commission from 9 January 2018 to 9 January 2023.
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Read moreThe Hon Justice Mark Moshinsky
Justice Moshinsky is a part-time Commissioner of the ALRC and was appointed on 9 January 2023 for a term of five years. Justice Moshinsky fulfilled the role of Acting President from 10 January 2023 to 9 July 2023. Justice Moshinsky was appointed to the appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in 2015. He completed …
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Read moreActing President of the ALRC appointed
On 9 January 2023, the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, announced the appointment of the Hon Justice Mark Moshinsky as a part-time Commissioner of the ALRC. Justice Moshinsky will also fulfil the role of Acting President until a permanent replacement is confirmed.
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Read moreALRC in the media – 2023
The ALRC monitors the media for references to the Commission and its inquiries. This list is not comprehensive.
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Read moreAdvisory Committee
The ALRC forms an advisory committee, or panel of experts, for each Inquiry
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Read moreRECORDING Inaugural Michael Kirby Lecture
On Monday 5 December 2022, the ALRC hosted the Inaugural Michael Kirby Lecture at the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne. The 2022 keynote address was delivered by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP.
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Read moreThe Wondrous Universe of Law: The ALRC’s DataHub and a new age of legal exploration
In this article the ALRC announce the launch of the DataHub, which will enable greater explorations of our Universe of Law. Using the DataHub and new tools of discovery, this article summarises four key learnings about our law. They concern the law’s scale, expansion, complexity, and tendency to disorder. These learnings, and others gleaned from the DataHub, can help improve our Universe of Law, for the benefit of all.
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Read moreDownload the Data
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 This page provides links to download sixteen data sets created by the ALRC. These data sets form the basis of the DataHub. Legislative data derived from the Federal Register of Legislation The following data sets were created by webscraping the Federal Register of Legislation. A description of how this …
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Read moreLawmaking by Parliamentary Term
Data as at 12 December 2022. Table of Contents Legislating by Parliament Acts and delegated legisaltion per Parliamentary term Government Bills Private Members’ Bills The scale and diversity of modern lawmaking means that Parliamentarians today confront a completely different legal landscape to their predecessors. Even as the rate of Parliamentary lawmaking has increased, the challenge …
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