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Review of The Native Title Act 1993I, Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Attorney-General of Australia, having regard to:the 20 years of operation of the Native Title Act 1993 (the Act)the importance of the recognition and protection of native title to Indigenous Australians and the broader Australian communitythe importance of certainty as to the relationship between native …
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 june 2014Table of Contents-Notes Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesNote 2: Events after the Reporting PeriodNote 3: ExpensesNote 4: Own-Source IncomeNote 5: Fair Value MeasurementsNote 6: Financial AssetsNote 7: Non-Financial AssetsNote 8: PayablesNote 9: ProvisionsNote 10: Cash Flow ReconciliationNote 11: Senior …
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Participation in external inquiriesOften 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 …
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It is with great pleasure that I present the ALRC’s Annual Report for 2013–14, my fifth as ALRC President. The ALRC has continued to be a highly productive and responsive law reform agency, working on five inquiries in areas of key concern to the community at this time: Copyright, Disability, Native Title, Privacy and Traditional …
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Read moreALRC President wins legal accolades
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, received two awards this week recognising her outstanding contribution to the legal profession and to shaping law and policy in Australia—The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2014, and the Gordon and Jackson Australian Women Lawyers Award (AWL Award).Professor Croucher …
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3. National Decision-Making PrinciplesRecommendation 3–1 Reform of Commonwealth, state and territory laws and legal frameworks concerning individual decision-making should be guided by the National Decision-Making Principles and Guidelines (see Recommendations 3–2 to 3–4) to ensure that:supported decision-making is encouraged;representative decision-makers are appointed only as a last resort; andthe will, preferences and rights of persons direct decisions …
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Review of equal recognition before the law and legal capacity for people with disabilityI, Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Attorney-General of Australia, having regard to:the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which Australia is a party and which sets out:rights for people with disability to recognition before the law, to legal …
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Recommendation 10–1 State and territory governments should review laws and legal frameworks concerning individual decision-making to ensure they are consistent with the National Decision-Making Principles and the Commonwealth decision-making model. In conducting such a review, regard should also be given to:(a) interaction with any supporter and representative schemes under Commonwealth legislation;(b) consistency between jurisdictions, …
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Recommendation 8–1 The Australian Government and the Council of Australian Governments should take the National Decision-Making Principles into account in developing the national quality and safeguards system, which will regulate restrictive practices in the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The National Framework and the NDIS8.36 The ALRC recommends the development of the NDIS …
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7.156 People with disability face a range of barriers that may limit their ability to participate as witnesses. In relation to court processes, the barriers include rules on the competency of witnesses, and difficulties in accessing the necessary support and assistance in giving evidence. Aspects of these issues are discussed below.7.157 More generally, the Judicial …
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