Integrity: but not by trust alone (ALRC Report 82)
ALRC Report 82 was tabled in federal parliament on 10 December 1996. ALRC Report 82 was the first extensive review of the Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981 (Cth), which was considered by many to be outdated and ineffective.View ALRC Report 82 in HTML on the AustLII website.This publication is available for purchase in book format.
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Read moreComplaints against the Australian Federal Police and National Crime Authority
The Australian Law Reform Commission initially received a reference in March 1995 to inquire into and report on the Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981 (Cth) and the complaints and disciplinary system of the Australian Federal Police (AFP). In July 1995 the reference was extended to inquire into and report on the complaints and disciplinary …
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Read moreSpeaking for Ourselves: Children and the Legal Process (IP 18)
Speaking for Ourselves: Children and the Legal Process (IP 18) was released in 1996 (along with Speaking for Ourselves: Children and the Legal Process – Kids Issues Paper (IP 17). View IP 18 in HTML on the AustLII website.
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Read moreSpeaking for Ourselves: Children and the Legal Process – Kids Issues Paper (IP 17)
IP 17 (released in 1996) is the first of two Issues Papers produced during this inquiry. The inquiry into the way children and young people are treated by the legal system and legal processes began on 28 August 1995. This was a joint inquiry conducted by the ALRC in conjunction with the Human Rights and …
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Read moreEquality before the Law: Women’s Equality (ALRC Report 69 Part 2)
ALRC Report 69 (Part 2) was tabled 21 December 1994. Part 2 of the report is about the architecture of the legal system, that is, the specific laws and practices that contribute to women’s inequality.Equality before the Law: Women’s Equality provides an overview of areas of substantive law in which gender bias is evident. The …
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Read moreEquality before the law
The ALRC took the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) as its starting point.The ALRC inquiry found the legal system failed women in five key areas by:leaving them in the dark—women often have difficulty finding relevant information;brutalising the victim—even when women are aware of their rights, they often find …
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Read moreEquality before the Law: Justice for Women (ALRC Report 69 Part 1)
ALRC Report 69 (Part 1) was tabled on 25 July 1994. Part I contains further discussion and recommendations about access to justice and violence.The ALRC found the legal system itself is a factor in the subordination of women. Equality before the Law: Justice for Women argued that the legal system sanctions and perpetuates means by which men …
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Read moreCustoms and excise (ALRC Report 60)
ALRC Report 60 (tabled September 1992) aimed to simplify and modernise the law relating to customs and excise.ALRC Report 60 concluded that a single Customs and Excise Act would avoid the duplication and anomalous differences resulting from separate Acts. One volume of the three-volume report was dedicated to draft legislation.View ALRC Report 60 in HTML …
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Read moreCustoms and excise
In November 1987 the ALRC was asked to review the Customs Act 1901 and the Excise Act 1901. Both Acts were outdated. Approximately 68 Acts amending the two pieces of legislation had been passed between 1901 and 1989, causing uncertainty as to the state of the law.The final report (ALRC Report 60) aimed to simplify …
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Read moreMulticulturalism and the Law (ALRC Report 57)
ALRC Report 57 (tabled April 1992) examined the principles underlying Australian family law, criminal law and contract law and the ways disputes about them are resolved, to see if they take enough account of the cultural diversity of Australian society.The report reviewed the extent to which the law recognises, accommodates, respects and protects the rights …
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