ALRC legal intern program
CongratulationsThe ALRC looks forward to welcoming four new interns in August for our second semester program. The ALRC had over 50 applications for the internship program this round, and the four successful applicants will be working on the National Classification Scheme Review and the Commonwealth Laws and Family Violence Inquiry. Robert Chiarella—Robert is in his …
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Read moreALRC Brief | August 2011
View original e-newsletter format >> Welcome to the second edition of the ALRC Brief – a publication distributed by email and on the website, to keep our friends and stakeholders apprised of news and developments at the ALRC. From the President’s desk The past four months since the inaugural ALRC Brief have seen many significant changes to the ALRC …
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Read moreClassification Enforcement Contacts Forum
Paper presented by Terry Flew, Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission, to Classification Enforcement Contacts Forum 2011, Sydney, 7 June 2011
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Read moreThe current classification system
14. The current framework for the classification of media content in Australia is based on the Commonwealth Classification Act and complementary state and territory legislation. Online content is primarily regulated under schs 5 and 7 of the Broadcasting Services Act.[5] These regulatory regimes are summarised below.National Classification Scheme15. The National Classification Scheme (NCS) was established …
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Read moreNational Classification Scheme Review
The ALRC was asked to conduct a review of classification in Australia in light of changes in technology, media convergence and the global availability of media content.
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Read moreCommissions’ views
Gender neutrality in definition 5.163 Definitions of family violence should be gender-neutral. As any person can be a victim of family violence or use family violence, family violence legislation must be capable of operating to protect all victims of violence—whether female or male—and to prevent further commission of violence by anyone—whether female or male. However, …
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Read moreRecognising an action for breach of privacy in Australia
74.77 In the Issues Paper, Review of Privacy (IP 31), the ALRC asked whether a cause of action for breach of privacy should be recognised by the courts or the legislature in Australia.[116] 74.78 There was general support for the recognition of a cause of action for breach of privacy in the submissions that addressed …
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Read moreALRC’s view
74.112 In the absence of a statutory cause of action for serious invasion of privacy, the common law in this area will continue to develop through the Australian courts. Whether this evolution results in the recognition of a tort of invasion of privacy, the adoption of the UK’s approach to breach of confidence, a combination …
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Read moreRequired or authorised by or under law
72.27 Sections 280(1)(b) and 297 of the Telecommunications Act provide that a primary or secondary use or disclosure of information or document is permitted if the use or disclosure is required or authorised by or under law. NPP 2, and the ‘Use and Disclosure’ principle in the model UPPs, provide for a similar exception.[31] ACMA …
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Read moreOnline consumers and direct marketing issues
69.7 Personal information collected in the online environment is subject to the same laws as any other personal information. This chapter focuses on personal information collected in the online environment, such as through registration pages, survey forms, order forms, and online contests. In Chapter 9, the ALRC discusses technology that can be used to capture …
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