ALRC President Professor Croucher is interviewed by Australia Talks on Family Violence laws
ALRC President Professor Croucher is interviewed on Family Violence laws with other guests Patrick Parkinson Professor of Law, University of Sydney, Special Counsel to Watts McCray Lawyers and former Chairperson of the Family Law Council Samantha Page Executive Director, Family Relationship Services Australia Heather Nancarrow Director, the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research …
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Read moreALRC President Rosalind Croucher interviewed by Radio Atticus
ALRC President Rosalind Croucher was interviewed by Radio Atticus about the effects of the recent budget cuts on the ALRC and its operations. Listen to the interview >>
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Read moreALRC Office Re-location
The Australian Law Reform Commission has moved its offices to new premises at: Level 40, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney, 2001. All other contact details remain the same including phone and fax lines, and PO Box address. The ALRC will be offline from 1pm on Friday 29 April until 1pm on Monday 2 May. …
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Read moreProfessor Terry Flew appointed as ALRC Commissioner for the National Classification Scheme Review
The ALRC welcomes the appointment of Professor Terry Flew as Commissioner in charge of its National Classification Scheme Review. Professor Flew is currently Professor of Media and Communication in the Creative Industries Faculty at Queensland University of Technology, and joins the ALRC for the duration of this inquiry. Professor Flew is a prolific author in …
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Read moreFinal submission to the inquiry into the Australian Law Reform Commission
Submitted 3 March 2011. This is the ALRC’s second and final submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee inquiry into the ALRC. View the first background submission >> Find out more about the Senate Committee Inquiry into the ALRC >>
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Read moreSubmissions received in Discovery Inquiry now available on the ALRC’s website
In the interests of greater transparency and communication, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has committed to publishing on its website the submissions received as part of its current Inquiry into Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts. View submissions to the Discovery Inquiry >> This is a new step for the ALRC as previously the …
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Read morePodcast: Lucinda O’Dwyer and Catherine Farrell discuss their experiences as ALRC interns
Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, in conversation with two interns from the 2011 summer program, Lucinda O’Dwyer and Catherine Farrell, both JD students, one with the University of Melbourne, and the other at Monash University. This podcast aims to provide insight into how the internships work at the Australian Law Reform …
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Read moreFirst submission to the inquiry into the Australian Law Reform Commission
On 23 November 2010 the Senate referred an inquiry into the Australian Law Reform Commission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee. The Inquiry considers: the ALRC’s role, governance arrangements and statutory responsibilities; the adequacy of ALRC staffing and resources to meet its objectives; best practice examples of like organisations interstate and overseas; the appropriate …
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Read moreWinners of the 2010 Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition announced
The ALRC is pleased to announced that this year’s winning entry in the Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition is from Monash University law students, Israel Cowen and Adam Delacorn. This winning entry was chosen from five other finalists. President Professor Rosalind Croucher said, ‘this year the entrants in the Kirby Cup competition had to look …
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