Appendix F: Implementation activity 2012–13
The following provides an overview of activity in relation to the implementation of ALRC reports during 2012–13. Access All Ages—Older Workers and Commonwealth Laws (ALRC Report 120, 2013) In July 2013, a number of changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) took effect. These changes included an extension of the right to request flexible …
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Review into Commonwealth legal barriers to older persons participating in the workforce or other productive work Having regard to: obstacles faced by older persons in actively participating in the workforce the desirability of reviewing Commonwealth laws to remove limitations on, or disincentives to, participation in the workforce by older persons, and the definition of ‘older …
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Employment 159. The CRPD recognises the right of persons with disabilities to work on an equal basis with others. This includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and a work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible.[191] The CRPD also outlines a …
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Read moreParticular disability communities
287. People with disability who are also members of particular disability communities often face intersectional problems and have particular experiences and perspectives across a range of areas. 288. The Terms of Reference ask the ALRC to have particular regard for the ways Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks affect people with disability who are also children, …
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Review of equal recognition before the law and legal capacity for people with disability I, 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 …
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Read moreProgram 1: Key performance indicators
The ALRC measures the success of Program 1 in delivering its outcome through the following key performance indicators: implementation of ALRC reports by government and other bodies, substantially or partially, over time; the number of court or tribunal decisions that cite ALRC reports; the number of submissions received for each inquiry; the number of visitors …
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2012–13 has been a productive year for the ALRC, and one in which we have seen the enduring nature of law reform—along with the high regard for the ALRC’s work—evidenced in the substantial implementation activity that has occurred and the continued referral to the ALRC of highly relevant and apposite law reform projects. We have …
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Read moreA statutory cause of action for serious invasion of privacy
The impact of a statutory cause of action 25. Calls for a statutory cause of action for serious invasion of privacy are often made on the basis that there are gaps in existing privacy protection. These gaps may leave people who experience serious invasions of privacy with no or limited legal redress. At the same …
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136. The Terms of Reference require the ALRC to make recommendations as to legal remedies to redress serious invasions of privacy, other than a statutory cause of action, and also as to innovative ways in which the law might reduce serious invasions of privacy. Both of these aspects of the Terms of Reference need to …
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Review of the Native Title Act 1993 I, 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 community the importance of certainty as to …
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