28.04.2025
Timeline and Engagement
To read a one page information sheet about the Inquiry, click here. Information about the Inquiry’s timeline and our submission process is below, along with a link to register for Inquiry updates. Timeline The below timeline sets out the planned activities and engagement of the Review of Human Tissue Laws through to its completion in …
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Submissions
The ALRC’s Review of the Future Acts Regime has now concluded. The Final Report for this Inquiry was submitted to the Commonwealth Attorney-General on Tuesday 31 March 2026 and tabled in the Commonwealth Parliament on 24 June 2026. Learn more about the Final Report here. The views and opinions expressed in the submissions belong to …
Read more31.03.2025
ALRC In Brief | March 2025
From the ALRC President Welcome to the latest edition of the ALRC’s In Brief newsletter and the first for 2025, the ALRC’s 50th year. I’m pleased to be leading the ALRC for this milestone anniversary, which happens to be one of our busiest years with three inquiries running. We are also planning to hold 50th …
Read more28.03.2025
Timetable
The ALRC’s Review of the Future Acts Regime has now concluded. The Final Report for this Inquiry was submitted to the Commonwealth Attorney-General on Tuesday 31 March 2026 and tabled in the Commonwealth Parliament on 24 June 2026. Learn more about the Final Report here. 4 June 2024 Terms of Reference received 28 November 2024 …
Read more11.03.2025
Law and Human Rights Expert Associate Professor Ronli Sifris to Join ALRC Review of Surrogacy Laws
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has announced Associate Professor Ronli Sifris as Assistant Commissioner for its Review of Surrogacy Laws. Assistant Commissioner Sifris is an Associate Professor at Monash University’s Faculty of Law and Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. Assistant Commissioner Sifris is a well-regarded specialist on surrogacy laws …
Read more08.03.2025
EVENT Launch of “Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence”
Launch Event: 8:00am Thursday 13th March 2025 The Australian Law Reform Commission is pleased to host a launch event for Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence on Thursday 13th March 2025. Streaming online from Melbourne, the ALRC will give an overview of the report, its findings and recommendations, as well as a panel discussion …
Read more06.03.2025
ALRC Final Report Tabled Today for Inquiry into Justice Responses to Sexual Violence
The Final Report of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Inquiry into Justice Reponses to Sexual Violence has been tabled in parliament today. The report, Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence, and its 64 recommendations are the culmination of a 12-month Inquiry. The ALRC has concluded that the justice system is currently …
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Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence (ALRC Report 143)
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) report, Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence (ALRC Report 143), was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP on 6th March 2025. The Terms of Reference for this inquiry tasked the ALRC with examining a range of issues with the …
Read more07.02.2025
Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into Human Tissue Laws in Australia
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has received Terms of Reference from Commonwealth Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP to review Australian human tissue laws. The review is asked to inquire and report on what reforms might be necessary to modernise and harmonise human tissue laws across Australian jurisdictions. Following the agreement of all …
Read more06.02.2025
Review of Human Tissue Laws
Review of Human Tissue Laws: Discussion Paper (2025) now available. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has been asked to inquire into human tissue laws. The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry ask the ALRC to explore matters including: Donation, retrieval and transplant of human cells, tissues and organs Consent arrangements Regulation of ‘schools of anatomy’ …
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