A window on law reform for government lawyers
By Professor Rosalind Croucher President, Australian Law Reform Commission*, Law Society of New South Wales, Government Solicitors Conference 2012, 28 August 2012Thank you very much for inviting me to speak today. As the head of a Government agency it is our respectful commitment to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, the Gadigal people of the …
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Read moreAIFS Conference | Family Violence — the Law Reform Challenge
12th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference: Family Transitions and Trajectories, Plenary Session: Family law/family violence
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Read moreGrey Areas—Age Barriers to Work in Commonwealth Laws
Presentation at the COTA national meeting, Wednesday 16 May 2012. Professor Rosalind Croucher,*President, Australian Law Reform Commission. The Inquiry The initiation of the ALRC Inquiry forms part of the Australian Government response to population ageing. The Productivity Commission described it as ‘the quiet transformation, because it is gradual, but also unremitting and ultimately pervasive’.[1] The Commission …
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Read moreThe need for fundamental reform
2.59 In the Issues Paper, the ALRC asked whether, in this Inquiry, the focus should be on developing a new framework for classification, or on improving key elements of the existing framework.[45] The ALRC sought community input on the question of whether incremental ‘fine tuning’ of the National Classification Scheme was appropriate, or whether more …
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Read moreAppendix 1. Agencies, Organisations and Individuals Consulted
Name Location Mark Armstrong, Executive Director, Network Insight Sydney, June 2011 Michael Atkins, Sony Pictures; Lori Flekser, Motion Pictures Distributors Association of Australia Sydney, October 2011 Robyn Ayres, Executive Director; Jo Teng, Solicitor, Arts Law Centre of Australia Sydney, July 2011 Chris Berg, Research Fellow, Institute of Public Affairs Melbourne, October 2011 Barbara Biggins, …
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Read moreEnforcement under Commonwealth law
16.35 The existing classification cooperative scheme, under which the Commonwealth classifies publications, films and computer games, and the states and territories enact complementary enforcement legislation, has resulted in substantial variations in state and territory enforcement provisions. This situation can be seen as inconsistent with the whole idea of a ‘national scheme’ for classification.16.36 There are …
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Read moreExisting agencies
14.4 The operation of the existing National Classification Scheme involves a number of Commonwealth agencies, as well as state and territory law enforcement and other bodies. These agencies and their roles in regulation of the classification system are briefly described below. For this purpose, ‘regulation’ of the classification system is used broadly to refer to …
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Read moreReforming the scope of Prohibited content
11.45 The SCAG meeting, in December 2010, agreed that the review of the National Classification Scheme to be conducted by the ALRC should include review of the scope of the RC category for publications, films and computer games.[58]11.46 A diverse range of views about the desirable scope of the RC category have been provided in …
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Read moreThe law reform process
Building an evidence base 1.23 Law reform recommendations cannot be based upon assertion or assumption and need to be anchored in an appropriate evidence base. A major aspect of building the evidence base to support the formulation of ALRC recommendations for reform is community consultation, acknowledging that widespread community consultation is a hallmark of best …
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Read moreLaunch of Commonwealth Laws and Family Violence Report
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission, Canberra. Introduction and welcome Good morning and welcome to this important event. I am Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, and it is my very great privilege to commence the proceedings. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon MP Senator Crossin all of you here who assisted …
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