Appendix C: Terms of Reference 2011–12
Impact of Commonwealth Laws on Those Experiencing Family Violence The 2010 inquiry into family violence by the Australian Law Reform Commission and New South Wales Law Reform Commission (the Commissions) has identified issues beyond its scope relating to the impact of Commonwealth laws (other than the Family Law Act 1975) on those experiencing family/domestic violence. …
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Read moreReconciliation Action Plan update
The ALRC first developed its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2009. In April 2012 this plan was updated following a close consideration of our achievements to date and the lessons learnt since the original plan was developed. The ALRC’s RAP for 2012–14 is available on the ALRC website. The ALRC sees reconciliation between Indigenous and …
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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 citations or references to ALRC reports and recommendations in parliamentary debates, in court citations and decisions, and in academic publications …
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Read morePresident’s overview
It gives me great pleasure to present the ALRC’s Annual Report for 2011–12, a highly productive year in which we completed two inquiries—Commonwealth Laws and Family Violence and Censorship and Classification—and began work on two new inquiries, one looking into copyright laws and the digital economy and the other examining the legal barriers to mature …
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Read moreOverview of Discussion Paper
The Discussion Paper comprises nine chapters. A summary of each chapter and its proposals and questions follows. The Discussion Paper contains 36 proposals for reform, and 15 questions, on which the ALRC is seeking public input.Chapter 1: Introduction to the InquiryChapter 1 provides an outline of the background to the Inquiry, an analysis of the …
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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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Read moreInsurance in Australia
4.4 Insurance is a ‘risk transfer, loss-spreading arrangement’.[1] Its purpose is to distribute risk through providing a mechanism by which individuals and organisations purchase, by way of a premium, insurance products to mitigate that risk. Risk is then transferred to the insurer which indemnifies them against future events that may cause loss. 4.5 There are …
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Read moreWorkers’ compensation in Australia
3.41 Workers’ compensation is compensation payable to a worker who suffers an injury or disease arising from, or during, his or her employment. Workers’ compensation benefits encompass the payment of: incapacity payments to compensate for lost earnings; medical and related expenses; and lump sum payments for permanent impairment or death. Each state and territory has …
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Read moreSummary
2.1 The Australian employment law landscape has undergone significant shifts in recent years, with changes to the nature of work relationships and arrangements as well as the legislative and regulatory framework. In light of demographic changes in Australia and government objectives aimed at prolonging workforce participation, the ability of the employment law framework to respond …
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Read moreRecruitment
2.4 Mature age job seekers face multiple and intersecting difficulties in entering or re-entering the workforce and often utilise either the national employment services system or the services of private recruitment agencies.[3] Increasingly, private recruitment agencies are playing a role as ‘intermediaries between job seekers and employers’.[4] However, stakeholders have expressed a number of concerns …
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