A national tragedy: ALRC seeks views on Indigenous incarceration
The ALRC launched an enquiry into the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal justice system. By MARIE-CLAIRE MUIR.
The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: March 2017
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
Rights and freedoms and the common law: the ALRC investigates
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report, Traditional Rights and Freedoms – Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws (‘Freedoms Report’), was tabled on 2 March 2016, concluding an…
ALRC urges reform of native title
The ALRC Native Title Final Report contains 30 recommendations for reform, focusing on ‘connection’ requirements, the content of native title, authorisation and joinder. By JUSTINE CLARKE.