The ALRC’s first 40 years | Prof Rosalind Croucher AM
Professor Rosalind Croucher AM* President, Australian Law Reform Commission, 23 October 2015, Federal Court, Sydney.Thank you, Mr Kirby, for your wonderfully warm and vivid recollections of the early years of the ALRC.Marking the achievements of four decadesIn my role as President I stand on the shoulders of giants: particularly the six Chairmen and Presidents who have …
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Read moreSubmission to Senate Inquiry into Remedies for the Serious Invasion of Privacy in NSW
Committee ChairThe Hon Natasha Maclaren-Jones MLCNSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and JusticeParliament HouseMacquarie Street12 August 2015Dear Ms Maclaren-Jones,Submission to Inquiry into Remedies for the Serious Invasion of Privacy in New South WalesThe Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to this Inquiry into remedies for the serious invasion …
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Read moreGovernance and Public Policy
Australia India Youth Dialogue, 28 January 2015, by Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission*Thank you for including me in today’s discussion on the theme of ‘Governance and Public Policy’. As the head of an independent Australian federal Government agency, this is a topic that is dear to my heart. Independence will be the central theme in my …
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Read moreAppendix I: Presentations and articles written for external publications
Table 14: Presentations 2013–14PresenterName of eventTitle of presentationDateLocationJill McKeoughNetwork Insight: Special Meeting of AdvisersCopyright and the Digital Economy4 July 2013 SydneyRobyn Gilbert21st Annual Colloquium of Superannuation ResearchersIs superannuation a barrier to workforce participation? The ALRC Inquiry into mature age work10 July 2013SydneyJill McKeoughCentre of Media and Communications Law: Roundtable DiscussionDiscussion Paper 79: Copyright and the Digital …
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Read moreInternational outreach
Professional developmentThis year the ALRC hosted Clifton Meleu Ruele, Legal Officer from Samoa Law Reform Commission, for a professional development placement over a period of three weeks. Clifton joined the Samoa Law Reform Commission in October last year after completing his law studies at the University of the South Pacific. In Samoa, Clifton’s work is …
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Read moreHuman resource management
StaffingThe ALRC has one office in Sydney and all staff are located at this office. On 30 June 2014, the ALRC’s full-time equivalent staffing level was 11.1 FTE. This figure does not include Commissioners (1.8 FTE).Table 8: Staffing profile as at 30 June 2014ALRC ClassificationMenWomenFull-timePart-timeTotalExecutive Director(SES-equivalent) 11 1EL2/PLO($124,789–$132,389)1 11 EL1/SLO($92,854–$121,155)13 4 4 APS 5–6/LO($69,810–$88,432)13 3 14 APS 3–4($55,108–$67,777) 2 1 1 2 APS 1–2($38,652–$53,502) Total399312In addition to this core staffing, the …
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Read moreNative Title – Issue 5 – June 2014
Issue 5 | 30 June 2014. View original formatThank you!We’d like to thank all the individuals and organisations who made submissions in response to the Issues Paper. They represent a valuable contribution to this Inquiry and will help us further develop our thinking as we work towards a Discussion Paper. We received over 35 submissions, and these are available for …
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Read moreALRC submission to the Commission of Audit
The Terms of Reference for the National Commission of Audit ask for submissions to look at the scope, efficiency and functions of the Commonwealth government to: ensure taxpayers are receiving value-for-money from each dollar spent; eliminate wasteful spending; identify areas of unnecessary duplication between the activities of the Commonwealth and other levels of government; identify …
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Read moreMichael Kirby and the Kirby Cup
The Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition is a unique opportunity for Australian law students to consider the role of law reform and law reform agencies in Australia. To enter, law students must provide a written paper (2,000–4,000 words) on a given topic of law reform. The Kirby Cup is one way that the ALRC provides …
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Since the 1970s, the ALRC has played an important educative role in the processes of law reform internationally. This engagement contributes to regional goodwill and to Australia’s leadership role in democratic institution-building, particularly within Australasia. In recent years, ALRC engagement with overseas law reform has, for budgetary reasons, become more constrained. However, the ALRC still …
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