Latest Australian Law Reform Commission

Big Law • 24 June 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyThis past week has seen a fascinating insight into high-profile...

This past week has seen a fascinating insight into high-profile defamation trials and the strategies to tackle alleged...

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The Bar • 20 June 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyFederal judge named as Law Reform Commission president

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia as the new president of the...

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Big Law • 10 November 2022 • ByLauren CroftCorps Act should be slashed by 66%, says ALRC

The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended the Corporations Act be cut down significantly, in a move that will...

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Big Law • 17 October 2022 • ByJess FeyderFederal A-G commits to promoting judicial diversity in Australia’s...

Federal A-G commits to promoting judicial diversity in Australia’s courts, along with upholding and strengthening...

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Big Law • 03 October 2022 • ByJess FeyderFederal government to establish judicial commission and improve...

The government will implement all three recommendations of a judicial bias report by the Australian Law Reform...

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The Bar • 03 August 2022 • ByJerome DoraisamyFederal judicial commission needed, says report

Public confidence in Australian judges and courts is “generally high”, but the federal government should establish a...

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Corporate Counsel • 30 November 2021 • ByJerome DoraisamyLaws governing corporates are ‘are uniquely and unnecessarily...

The Australian Law Reform Commission has unveiled “significant complexity” in Commonwealth legislation regulating...

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Affirmative consent laws passed in NSW
Politics • 25 November 2021 • ByLauren CroftAffirmative consent laws passed in NSW

In a massive step for victims of sexual assault, common sense reforms have officially passed NSW Parliament this week.

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Government rejects call for state and territory family courts
Politics • 23 March 2021 • ByJerome DoraisamyGovernment rejects call for state and territory family courts

The Morrison government has accepted more than half of the recommendations of the ALRC’s review of the family law...

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