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2021-2025

12.08.2022

Without Fear or Favour: The ALRC’s Report on Judicial Impartiality

Australian Public Law Blog Article by Dr William Isdale and Sarah Fulton

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09.08.2022

ALRC Submission: 2021–22 Review of the Legislation Act 2003

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is grateful for the opportunity to make a submission to the 2021–22 Review of the Legislation Act 2003 (‘Legislation Act’).

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03.08.2022

Without Fear or Favour: the ALRC’s new report on judicial impartiality and the law on bias

In its just-released report, Without Fear of Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias, the Australian Law Reform Commission has outlined 14 recommendations which, if adopted, will buttress impartial decision-making and help maintain the legitimacy of the federal judiciary in a changing world. This article outlines the context for the Inquiry, consultation views and empirical data considered by the ALRC, and summarises a number of the report’s key recommendations.

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02.08.2022

Judicial impartiality in a changing world

Proctor Article by Dr William Isdale and Sarah Fulton

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02.08.2022

Judicial Impartiality Final Report Released

Today the Australian Law Reform Commission report, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (Report 138, 2021) was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC.

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02.08.2022

Review of Published Judgments

As part of its research for the Inquiry, the ALRC conducted a systematic review of judgments published by the Commonwealth courts between 1 January 2015 and 31 August 2021 referring to recusal and disqualification.

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02.08.2022

Court Users

ALRC Survey of Court Users Over a period of approximately four weeks in July and August 2021, the ALRC conducted a survey of members of the public who had attended any state, territory, or Commonwealth court for non-criminal proceedings in Australia in the past 10 years. The survey was conducted online and administered by Qualtrics

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02.08.2022

Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (ALRC Report 138)

The Australian Law Reform Commission report, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (ALRC Report 138), was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC on 2 August 2022.

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02.08.2022

Judicial Impartiality ENews | August 2022

Final Report Released Today the Australian Law Reform Commission report, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (Report 138, 2021) was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC. The report makes 14 recommendations to promote and protect judicial impartiality and public confidence in the Commonwealth judiciary. VIEW

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28.07.2022

Recent Developments in Admiralty: Here and Abroad

The Hon Justices SC Derrington and Stewart presented updates on UK, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia at the Federal Court of Australia Admiralty and Maritime Seminar held on 28 July 2022.

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