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Ecologically sustainable development (ESD) As required under s 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act), the ALRC is required to report the environmental performance of the organisation and the organisation’s contribution to Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). The ALRC has considered whether any of its activities have significant ESD implications …
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Read moreSignificant Developments 2011–12
From 1 July 2011, the ALRC will become a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Cth) (FMA Act) and a statutory agency under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth). This transition was effected on 17 December 2010 with the enactment of the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (Cth). In early …
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Read moreFinancial Statements
Statement of comprehensive income For the period ended 30 June 2011 Notes 2011 $ 2010 $ EXPENSES Employee benefits 3A 2,095,719 2,374,022 Suppliers 3B 1,983,411 1,129,322 Depreciation and amortisation 3C 164,625 72,896 Finance costs 3D 4,842 4,842 Write-down and impairment of assets 3E 79,096 – Total expenses 4,327,693 3,581,082 LESS OWN-SOURCE INCOME Own-source …
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Read morePresident’s Overview
Audio: Professor Croucher delivers the President’s Overview In presenting the 2010–11 Annual Report, I am extremely proud of the work that the ALRC has continued to deliver during a time of significant organisational change. Over the past twelve months, the ALRC has produced six consultation papers and two final reports and has worked on four …
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Read moreOutcome Report
Image: Family Violence Final Report Launch — ALRC part-time Commissioner, Magistrate Anne Goldsbrough; Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland; ALRC President, Professor Rosalind Croucher; NSWLRC Commissioner, Professor Hilary Astor; NSW Attorney General, John Hatzistergos; NSWLRC Chairman, the Hon James Wood. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) supports the Attorney-General and the Government in the maintenance and improvement …
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Read moreSenate Inquiry into the Role and Functions of the ALRC
On 23 November 2010 the Senate referred an Inquiry into the Australian Law Reform Commission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee. Senator Guy Barnett, Chair of the Senate Committee, chaired this Inquiry. At the beginning of the process he stated that ‘over the last three years the ALRC’s resources have been stripped disproportionately …
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Read moreOverview of Discussion Paper
The Discussion Paper comprises 14 chapters divided into three parts. ‘Part 1—Introduction’ contains five chapters that introduce and provide background to the Inquiry, ‘Part 2—A New Classification System’ contains five chapters that outline the ALRC’s proposed new classification scheme, and ‘Part 3—Administering and Enforcing the New Scheme’ contains four chapters outlining the ALRC’s proposals with …
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Read morePodcast: The National Classification Review Discussion Paper
Commissioner in charge of the Review, Professor Terry Flew, talks about problems inherent in the current system, and the new model proposed in the ALRC Discussion Paper. Audio Download / listen to audio >> Transcript Sabina Wynn (SW): Hello, I’m Sabina Wynn, the Executive Director of the Australian Law Reform Commission and I’m here with …
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Read moreCriticisms of the current scope of RC
10.47 A number of criticisms have been made of aspects of the RC classification in the academic literature—for example, in respect of the ambiguity of the terms and concepts used;[68] concerns about the community standards basis;[69] as well as concerns about overly restricting speech[70] (including in respect of the proposed mandatory internet service level filter);[71] …
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Read moreMethods of restricting access
8.19 In this Discussion Paper, the ALRC proposes that access to certain content—classified and unclassified—should continue to be restricted to adults.[10] This paper also assumes that certain content will continue to be prohibited even to adults (although what this content should be is discussed in Chapter 10). This section considers methods of restricting access, online …
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