Public Interest Disclosure policy
Download as a PDF >> This policy is made by the Principal Officer of the Australian Law Reform Commission under section 59 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) (the PID Act). 1. Definitions 1.1 For the purpose of this policy, ‘ALRC employees’ refers to ALRC current and former Commissioners, current and former staff …
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Commonwealth departments and agencies are required by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to ensure that online information and services are accessible by people with disabilities. The ALRC is committed to ensuring information and services on our website are accessible. In August 2012 Vision Australia provided a Statement of Accessibility confirming that the ALRC website satisfies …
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Australian Government agencies are required to publish a list of documents obtained under Freedom of Information (FOI) within 10 working days of the applicant receiving the documents. Documents disclosed in response to an FOI request are subject to the following exceptions: personal information or information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any …
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Legal obligations The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) must comply with standards set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The Privacy Act establishes the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) as the minimum legal standard federal agencies are required to meet in handling personal information. The APPs regulate the way in which the …
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Read moreResolution and adjudication processes
165 Most families manage their separation without recourse to the family law system. Many, however, seek assistance from one or more of the family law system’s services, such as a FDR service or by engaging a lawyer. While less common, some families approach the courts to resolve their dispute. This section considers what improvements can …
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226 In this section the ALRC asks questions about how integrated services models can be further developed to assist family law clients with complex needs, how the need for families to engage with more than one court to address safety concerns for children can be reduced, and how collaboration and information sharing between the family …
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Read moreFines and infringement notices
12.6 The term ‘fines’ usually encompasses both fines imposed by courts following convictions and infringement notices, which are monetary penalties handed out at the point of infringement by issuing officers. Issuing officers include transit police, police officers and council workers.[1] The two penalty types have clear differences and non‑payment can have different consequences. Nonetheless, unless …
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Read moreIncrease the efficacy of fine regimes
Recommendation 12–2 State and territory governments should work with relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to develop options that: reduce the imposition of fines and infringement notices;limit the penalty amounts of infringement notices;avoid suspension of driver licences for fine default; andprovide alternative ways of paying fines and infringement notices.12.41 Fines are of little benefit …
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Read moreALRC InBrief | January 2018
The ALRC Brief covers general news from the Commission, including updates on current inquiries, implementation of past reports, job vacancies and the ALRC intern program. The ALRC Brief is emailed to subscribers three to four times a year. Subscribe to the ALRC Brief A message from incoming ALRC President, the Hon. Justice S C Derrington I am both honoured and privileged to …
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Read moreFines and infringement notices
12.6 The term ‘fines’ usually encompasses both fines imposed by courts following convictions and infringement notices, which are monetary penalties handed out at the point of infringement by issuing officers. Issuing officers include transit police, police officers and council workers.[1] The two penalty types have clear differences and non‑payment can have different consequences. Nonetheless, unless …
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