ALRC Brief | December 2011
View original e-newsletter format >> Welcome to the third edition of the ALRC Brief – a publication distributed by email and on the website, to keep our friends and stakeholders apprised of news and developments at the ALRC. This is the final edition for 2011. From the President’s desk This is the final ALRC Brief for 2011. It has …
Read moreFamily violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Feedback
Issue 8 | 7 September 2011 View original format Calling for feedbackAs readers will be aware, on 19 August we released a Discussion Paper. Those of you who are referring to the full Discussion Paper as you write your submissions might perhaps have noticed that it’s big. Very big. It’s really seven DPs in one, …
Read moreClassification e-news | Results of the discussion forum; focus groups
Issue 8 | 7 September 2011 Online discussion forum overview Over the course of three weeks, the ALRC hosted an online discussion forum encouraging comment on a set of eight draft principles that are being proposed as the foundations of a new National Classification Scheme. The forum attracted 98 comments, from 29 participants. We would …
Read moreFamily violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Discussion Paper now available!
Issue 8 | 19 August 2011 View original formatDiscussion Paper now available! At the end of July we told you to expect this Discussion Paper in the first week of August: we do apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience. Commissioner in charge of the Inquiry and ALRC President Professor Rosalind Croucher …
Read moreALRC Brief | August 2011
View original e-newsletter format >> Welcome to the second edition of the ALRC Brief – a publication distributed by email and on the website, to keep our friends and stakeholders apprised of news and developments at the ALRC. From the President’s desk The past four months since the inaugural ALRC Brief have seen many significant changes to the ALRC …
Read moreClassification e-news | Discussion forum: draft principles for reform
Issue 7 | 12 August 2011 As readers would be aware, in May this year the ALRC released an Issues Paper that provided an overview of the current classification system, and an assessment of its strengths and weaknesses. Based on submissions in response to that Issues Paper, face-to-face consultations, and a review of relevant …
Read moreClassification e-news | R18+ games classification and the ALRC review
Issue 6 | 27 July 2011 View original formatFirstly, thanks to everyone who took the time to read our Issues Paper and make a submission. We have received more than 2,400 submissions, which is a record for any ALRC inquiry, and a testimony to the interest that issues of media classification have in the …
Read moreFamily violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Issue 7
Issue 7 | 25 July 2011 View original formatWe’re still here … You haven’t heard from us for a while as we’ve had our heads down reading submissions and preparing the Discussion Paper. This is just a quick heads-up to remind you that the Discussion Paper will be ready soon—in the first week of …
Read moreClassification e-news | Record number of submissions received!
Issue 5 | 20 July 2011 View original formatThanks for your submissions Submissions in response to the National Classification Scheme Review Issues Paper closed on 15 July 2011. The ALRC received more than 2000 submissions – a record for any ALRC Inquiry to date! The Classification Review team is now working through the content …
Read moreClassification e-news | First-round submissions due 15 July!
Issue 4 | 5 July 2011 View original format Reminder – submissions due COB 15 July! To date the ALRC has received over 70 public submissions in response to the Issues Paper we released in May, and most of these can be viewed on the ALRC website. We remind everyone who has not yet …
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