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01.10.2010
The ALRC congratulates Tony McAvoy, winner of the inaugural Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, has awarded Tony McAvoy the inaugural Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year at the 5th National Indigenous Legal Conference in Canberra. The Government established the award to recognise outstanding Indigenous lawyers who have made a special contribution to the rights of Indigenous people or who have an exceptional commitment to providing legal …
Read more09.09.2010
The Relationship Between the Judiciary and Law Reform Bodies
Justice Susan Kenny, Federal Court of Australia, Part-time Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission, addressing the Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference (ALRAC) in Brisbane.9 September 2010The relationship between the judiciary and law reform agencies has many dimensions. Even the assertion that there is a relationship provokes the questions—when? where? between whom specifically? Are we speaking about …
Read more09.09.2010
Relationships with other law reformers — joint law reform projects
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission, addressing the Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference (ALRAC) in Brisbane.9 September 2010I have been to Brisbane several times over the past two years, for consultations, conferences and the like. Each time I have been moved by the welcome to country. This morning’s welcome by Songwoman Maroochy of …
Read more06.09.2010
Discovery e-news | Issue 3
Issue 3 | September 2010 View original format The month in summary The highlight of the last month was the first Discovery Advisory Committee meeting, where we subjected our preliminary ideas—gleaned from our research and consultations to date—to the scrutiny of an assembled body of leading experts. The ‘thought bubbles’ were robustly debated among the group, including …
Read more27.08.2010
Welcome to the new ALRC website!
The ALRC is thrilled to be launching its new website today, which the Commission sees as integral to better communication, easier access and greater participation in the process of law reform. President Professor Rosalind Croucher sees the new website as a much anticipated development that will assist the ALRC to be more accessible and responsive …
Read more15.08.2010
Key Issues from the ALRC Family Violence Inquiry | Australian Women Lawyers Third National Conference—Justice for All
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission, Stamford Plaza Brisbane 6–8 August 2010Opening remarks Chief Justice Diana Bryant, Madame President (Olivia Perkiss), your Honours, fellow conference delgates. It is a great pleasure to be here today. The first time I had the opportunity to speak about the ALRC’s Family Violence inquiry it was at the …
Read more07.08.2010
Corporate insolvency: restructuring the financial sector and understanding the long terms effects of the GFC
Presentation by Justice Berna Collier, Part-time Commissioner of the ALRC, to the Australian Women Lawyers Conference, Stamford Plaza Brisbane, 7 August 2010 The world of finance does not stand still. For those of us in the law, where developments occur at a more structured (dare I say, sedate?) pace, the roller-coaster ride of the Global …
Read more05.08.2010
Discovery e-news | Issue 2
Issue 2 | August 2010 View original format The month in summary Over the last month, we have embarked on some preliminary consultations and research into the discovery process. We are very grateful to those who have given us their time to talk about this inquiry and appreciate the contributions that have been made to …
Read more30.07.2010
Celebrating Women in the Judiciary
Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales, 29 July 2010, Keynote address by Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission. Justice Jane Matthews, Patron of this honourable association; Mary Snell, Madame President; Attorney-General; Your Honours and very Honourable Mesdames! Twenty New South Welshwomen appointed to the bench in the past two years. What an …
Read more07.07.2010
Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading the Way
This year’s NAIDOC week theme recognises ‘the many unsung Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have made huge contributions to Australian society’. The ALRC would like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution that Indigenous Australians have made to our work in reforming and developing the law. In celebrating NAIDOC week for 2010, we would particularly …
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