Indigenous Incarceration enews | Issue 3 | Meet the Commissioner
Meet the CommissionerHis Honour Judge Matthew Myers AM, newly minted ALRC Commissioner appointed to lead the Inquiry into incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, speaks about his journey in the law, and his perspective on this Inquiry.Listen to audio or read transcript >> See bio >>Upcoming consultationsConsultation is always key to the ALRC inquiry process, and …
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Read moreElder Abuse – enews – Issue 6
Reminder: Submissions due in 3 weeksThe ALRC is very appreciative of the input that we receive from our dedicated stakeholders and we want to remind you that submissions in response to the Discussion Paper, released on 12 December last year, are due by 27 February 2017. Feedback from the community on our proposals is crucial …
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Protecting the Rights of Older Australians from AbuseI, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General of Australia, having regard to: the principle that all Australians have rights, which do not diminish with age, to live dignified, self determined lives, free from exploitation, violence and abusethe principle that laws and legal frameworks should provide appropriate protections and safeguards …
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Read moreCompulsory reporting of abuse and complaint handling
Proposal 11–1 Aged care legislation should establish a reportable incidents scheme. The scheme should require approved providers to notify reportable incidents to the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner, who will oversee the approved provider’s investigation of and response to those incidents. Proposal 11–2 The term ‘reportable assault’ in the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth) should be …
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Read moreAn investigative function
Proposal 3–1 State and territory public advocates or public guardians should be given the power to investigate elder abuse where they have a reasonable cause to suspect that an older person: (a) has care and support needs; (b) is, or is at risk of, being abused or neglected; and (c) is unable to protect themselves …
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Read moreComponents of a National Plan
2.10 The National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022 could be used as an instructive model.[8] It sets a ‘framework for action’ over a 12 year horizon to be implemented through four three-year plans, called ‘Action Plans’: to bring together ‘the efforts of governments across the nation to make a real and …
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ALRC inquiry into the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplesI, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General of Australia, refer to the Australian Law Reform Commission, an inquiry into the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our prisons.It is acknowledged that while laws and legal frameworks are an important factor …
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Read morePodcast: Interns, Semester 2 2016
TranscriptSabina Wynn (SW): Hello I’m Sabina Wynn, the Executive Director of the Australian Law Reform Commission and I’m here today with three of our most recent interns. They’ve just completed a semester with us working on the Elder Abuse Inquiry. I’m going to ask Scott first, so what have you actually been working on while …
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Read moreAppendix C: Inquiry report
Inquiry into Commonwealth laws for consistency with traditional rights, freedoms and privilegesOn 9 May 2014, the Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, provided Terms of Reference to the ALRC for a review of Commonwealth laws for consistency with traditional rights, freedoms and privileges (the Freedoms Inquiry). The ALRC was asked to identify any Commonwealth …
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Read moreAppendix G: Participation in external inquiries
Often through its inquiry work the ALRC has already conducted valuable research into areas of law or legal processes that become subject to review by other agencies or parliamentary committees. Where appropriate and relevant, the ALRC provides briefings or written submissions to parliamentary committees, Ministers, government departments, and other bodies. In this way, the experience …
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