Young people and cyber-safety
10.126 There will always be challenges in protecting children from material likely to harm or disturb them, particularly in the online environment. The nature of the risks is varied and changeable, and classifying content or restricting access can never be the only response to these challenges. As the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety observed in …
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Read moreA Short History of a Long Statute Book
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 Table of Contents Growth in the Commonwealth Statute book Growth since 1901 Growth in the modern statute book Principal and Amending legislation since 1901 Subject-matter of Commonwealth Legislation Subject-matter since 1901 Subject-matter of all legislation since 2010 Legislation by administering department since 1980 The Commonwealth statute book is now …
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Read moreDefamation – a nationwide conversation on law reform
On Monday 27 July 2020 the Australian Law Reform Commission co-hosted with the University of Sydney a webinar with a panel of experts discussing the potential for a future ALRC inquiry into reform of defamation law.
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Read moreWhere next for law reform? Second public seminar
The future of law reform: Technology and the Law Wednesday 12th June 2019 Time 1.30pm – 3.00pm The Moot Theatre, College of Law, Australian National University The Australian Law Reform Commission and the Australian National University are pleased to present a panel discussion on the future of law reform in Australia. The discussion progresses the ALRC’s …
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Read moreALRC in the media – 2017
The ALRC monitors the media for references to the Commission and its inquiries. This list for 2017 is not comprehensive.
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Read morePublic interest matters
Recommendation 9–2 The Act should include the following list of countervailing public interest matters which a court may consider, along with any other relevant public interest matter: (a) freedom of expression, including political communication and artistic expression; (b) freedom of the media, particularly to responsibly investigate and report matters of public concern and importance; (c) …
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Read moreLaws that interfere with freedom of speech
4.67 A wide range of Commonwealth laws may be seen as interfering with freedom of speech and expression, broadly conceived. Commonwealth laws prohibit, or render unlawful, speech or expression in many different contexts and include:criminal laws;secrecy laws;privilege and contempt laws;anti-discrimination laws;media, broadcasting and telecommunications laws;information laws; andintellectual property laws.[76]4.68 Some of these laws impose limits …
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Read moreLaws that interfere with freedom of speech
3.30 A wide range of Commonwealth laws may be seen as interfering with freedom of speech and expression, broadly conceived. Some of these laws impose limits on freedom of speech that have long been recognised by the common law, for example, in relation to obscenity and sedition. Arguably, such laws do not encroach on the …
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Read moreALRC in the media – 2015
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Read moreAppendix D: Advisory Committee members 2013–14
Copyright and the digital economyCharles Alexander, Partner, Minter EllisonProfessor Kathy Bowrey, Faculty of Law, University of New South WalesAlex Byrne, NSW State Librarian and Chief Executive, State Library of New South WalesProfessor Tom Cochrane, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Technology, Information and Learning Support and Chair, Australian Libraries Copyright Committee, Queensland University of TechnologyCarolyn Dalton, Executive Director, Policy …
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