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Recording: Webinar, Review of the Future Acts Regime

Webinar presentation slide deck (PDF)

Update from the Review of Human Tissue Laws

ALRC In Brief | June 2025

From the ALRC President Welcome to the latest edition of the ALRC’s In Brief newsletter. It has been a busy few months at the Commission, with all three of our Inquiries releasing publications, and a major media event for our most recently completed Inquiry. The Review of the Future Acts Regime has delivered its Discussion …

Safe, informed, supported: addressing sexual violence

Address to the National Press Club of Australia by ALRC President the Hon Justice Mordy Bromberg, 4 June 2025 Transcript CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Can I commence by acknowledging the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet today. I pay my deep respects to their Elders, past and …

Review of Surrogacy Laws: Issues Paper Released

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released the Issues Paper for its Review of Surrogacy Laws, and called for submissions to the Inquiry. The Issues Paper provides a broad overview of the Inquiry and sets out 27 questions for stakeholders to consider.   ALRC Assistant Commissioner Associate Professor Ronli Sifris, commented on the Issue Paper’s …

Justice Mordy Bromberg and Commissioner Micaela Cronin to address National Press Club on challenge of addressing sexual violence

The Hon Justice Mordy Bromberg, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), and Commissioner Micaela Cronin of the Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Commission (DFSVC), will address the National Press Club in Canberra tomorrow, speaking on the challenge of addressing sexual violence in Australia.  The joint address, entitled ‘Safe, informed and supported: addressing sexual …

Review of Surrogacy Laws: Issues Paper (2025)

The Issues Paper introduces our inquiry and explains what we have been asked to do. It provides a brief overview of surrogacy laws in Australia.  The Issues Paper also sets out some principles we may use to guide reform and lists some reform issues that appear to be a high priority. We are interested to …

Review of Human Tissue Laws: Issues Paper released

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released its Issues Paper in its Review of Human Tissue Laws, calling for submissions to the Inquiry. The Issues Paper provides a broad overview of the Inquiry and sets out eight questions for stakeholders to consider.   ALRC Commissioner Dr Maeghan Toews, commented on the Issue Paper’s release:   …

Review of Human Tissue Laws: Issues Paper (2025)

The Issues Paper introduces our inquiry and explains what we have been asked to do. It provides a brief overview of human tissue laws. The Issues Paper also sets out some aims and principles we may use to guide reform and lists some reform issues that appear to be a high priority. We are interested …

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Submissions for the Review of Human Tissue Laws are now open, and will close 11:59pm on 23 January 2026