Justice
The Australian Lawyers Alliance advocates for equality and non-discrimination.
We promote access to justice and equality before the law for all individuals, regardless of their wealth, gender, sexuality, age, ability, race, or religious belief.
Differential treatment of people by the law in a democratic society should only be used sparingly, and not for the purposes for reducing the principle of equality before the law.
We believe that:
- discrimination has a prejudicial effect on individuals' lives and should not be tolerated; and
- legal protections protecting individuals and groups against discrimination and hate speech based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin must be upheld.
We value immensely the right of the individual to personal autonomy in their lives, and to equal treatment under the law.
Below is an overview listing of our justice-related submissions to date:
| Submission | To | Date |
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| Aviation Industry Ombuds Scheme | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Australian Government | 16 October 2024 |
| Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia |
10 October 2024 |
| 2024 Review of the Dust Diseases Scheme | Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW | 2 October 2024 |
| Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia | 30 September 2024 |
| Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld) | Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee, Queensland Parliament | 25 September 2024 |
Reproductive, maternal and paediatric health services in Tasmania, Parliament of Tasmania Hearing testimony from Bernadette Davies (23 October 2024), pp.14-23 |
Select Committee on Reproductive, Maternal and Paediatric Health Services in Tasmania |
16 September 2024 |
| Restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in workplace sexual harassment cases | Industrial Relations Victoria, Department of Treasury and Finance, Victorian Government | 12 September 2024 |
| Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 (Cth) | Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Parliament of Australia | 6 September 2024 |
| Joint statement: Electronic communications must be available for voluntary assisted dying | The Federal Government | 6 August 2024 |
| Administrative Review Tribunal Rules 2024 (Cth) | Attorney-General's Department, Australian Government | 5 August 2024 |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senate, Parliament of Australia |
26 July 2024 |
| Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Parliament of Australia |
22 July 2024 |
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Hearing testimony from Susan Accary and Sha Hotchin (23 September 2024) |
Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Parliament of Victoria | 15 July 2024 |
| Open letter – Getting youth justice right (Youth Justice Bill 2024) | The Victorian Government | 1 July 2024 |
| Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia | 6 June 2024 |
| Community safety in regional and rural communities | Committee on Law and Safety, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of NSW | 31 May 2024 |
| Justice responses to sexual violence | Australian Law Reform Commission, Australian Government | 24 May 2024 |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senate, Parliament of Australia |
22 May 2024 |
| Inquiry into civics education, engagement and participation in Australia (joint ANTAR & ALA submission) | Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters | 20 May 2024 |
| Open letter on whistleblowers | The Prime Minister of Australia and Commonwealth Attorney-General | 19 May 2024 |
Impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in New South Wales Hearing testimony from Greg Barns SC (1 August 2024), pp.9-14 Responses to questions on notice (27 August 2024) |
Portfolio Committee No. 1 – Premier and Finance, Parliament of New South Wales |
17 May 2024 |
Appeals Costs under the ILARS for Workers Compensation Court Matters – Draft Policy Paper |
Office of the Independent Review Officer, NSW |
30 April 2024 |
| Veterans' Legislation Reform – Exposure Draft: Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Australian Government | 17 April 2024 |
| Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia |
12 April 2024 |
| Alternative diversion model for children under the raised minimum age of criminal responsibility | Attorney-General's Department, Government of South Australia | 25 March 2024 |
| Developing a ‘Guide for Arranging Rehabilitation Assessments and Requiring Examinations’ | Comcare, Australian Government | 4 March 2024 |
| Improving consumer experiences, choice, and outcomes in Australia’s retirement system | Senate Economics References Committee, Parliament of Australia |
4 March 2024 |
| NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia | Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Parliament of Australia | 23 February 2024 |
| Open letter: Investment in prevention strategies and health services – not more Tasers – for Victoria | The Hon. Jaclyn Symes, Attorney-General of Victoria | 22 February 2024 |
| Exposure Draft: Aged Care Bill 2023 (Cth) | Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government | 16 February 2024 |
| A framework for Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory | Expert Advisory Panel, Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government |
16 February 2024 |
Inquiry into the potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia |
Social Development Committee, Parliament of South Australia | 14 February 2024 |
| Use of genetic testing results in life insurance underwriting | The Treasury, Australian Government | 30 January 2024 |
| Reproductive, maternal and paediatric health services in Tasmania | Select Committee on Reproductive, Maternal and Paediatric health services in Tasmania, Parliament of Tasmania | 25 January 2024 |
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Hearing testimony from Shaun Marcus and Lachlan Fitch |
Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Parliament of Victoria |
4 January 2024 |
Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 Power To Prevent Coalition submission, to which the ALA is a signatory (9 January 2024) Hearing testimony from Shaun Marcus (31 January 2024), pp.14-19 Questions on notice correspondence (5 February 2024) |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee |
22 December 2023 |
Inquiry into the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) Hearing testimony from Lachlan Fitch and Jeremy King (18 March 2024) |
Integrity and Oversight Committee, Parliament of Victoria | 21 December 2023 |
| Inquiry into Youth Justice Reform in Queensland | Youth Justice Reform Select Committee, Queensland Parliament | 21 December 2023 |
| Public sector whistleblowing: Stage 2 reforms | Federal Attorney-General's Department | 20 December 2023 |
| Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 (ACT) | Select Committee on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023, ACT Legislative Assembly |
8 December 2023 |
| Supreme Court (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2023 | Tasmanian Government | 7 December 2023 |
| Open letter – Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Australia | Parliament of Australia | 6 December 2023 |
| Power2Prevent joint statement: A huge step forward in access to justice in discrimination claims | The Commonwealth Government | 5 December 2023 |
| Aviation Green Paper | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts | 29 November 2023 |
| Achieving Greater Consistency in Laws for Financial Enduring Powers of Attorney | Federal Attorney-General's Department | 28 November 2023 |
| Recommendations arising from Stakeholder Reference Group meetings 1, 2 and 3 | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 23 November 2023 |
| Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 | Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
2 November 2023 |
| Table of Costs Review 2023 | WorkCover Queensland | 26 October 2023 |
| Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 | Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament |
24 October 2023 |
| Disability Inclusion Bill 2023 (ACT) | Ms Suzanne Orr MLA, ACT Government Whip and Member for Yerrabi | 20 October 2023 |
Review of the Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Cth) |
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security |
5 October 2023 |
| Three-Year Review of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 (ACT) | Insurance Branch, Economic and Financial Group, Treasury (ACT Government) | 5 October 2023 |
| Response to PwC – Whistleblower protections: Exposure Drafts of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2023 (Cth) and Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Regulations 2023 (Cth) | The Treasury | 4 October 2023 |
Inquiry into a Process to Review Bills for their Impact on First Nations Territorians Hearing testimony from Cathy Spurr, pp.17-20 |
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory |
28 September 2023 |
| The implementation of Portfolio Committee No. 2 recommendations relating to workforce issues, workplace culture and funding considerations for remote, rural and regional health | Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Remote, Rural and Regional Health (Parliament of NSW) | 22 September 2023 |
| Statutory Declarations Amendment Bill 2023 (Cth) | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia |
22 September 2023 |
| Open letter on whistleblower protections | The Prime Minister, Attorney-General and Ministers for Defence and the Public Service | 13 September 2023 |
| 2023 Review of the Workers Compensation Scheme | Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW |
8 September 2023 |
| Foundations of a New Aged Care Act | The Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government | 7 September 2023 |
| Treatment, care and support guidelines | National Injury Insurance Scheme Agency, Queensland | 1 September 2023 |
Independent Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS Review) |
21 August 2023 | |
| Birth trauma | Select Committee on Birth Trauma, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW |
10 August 2023 |
| Modernising Document Execution: Consultation on Proposed Reform to the Execution of Commonwealth Statutory Declarations | Federal Attorney-General's Department | 28 July 2023 |
| Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 | Submission to Economics and Governance Committee, Queensland Parliament |
18 July 2023 |
| Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights |
30 June 2023 |
| Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 | Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament |
22 June 2023 |
| Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 | ACT Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety |
5 June 2023 |
| Administrative Review Reform | Federal Attorney-General's Department | 12 May 2023 |
| Improving Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2023 | Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs |
3 May 2023 |
| Decriminalising Personal Drug Use Bill 2023 (Tas) | Dr Rosalie Woodruff, MP for Franklin | 3 May 2023 |
| Legalisation of medicinal cannabis | SA Parliament Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis | 27 April 2023 |
| Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 | Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum |
21 April 2023 |
| Inquiry into Tasmanian Adult Imprisonment and Youth Detention Matters | Tasmanian Legislative Council Sessional Committee Government Administration B | 17 April 2023 |
| Open letter: Time for equal access in discrimination claims | Federal Attorney-General's Department | 14 April 2023 |
| Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 [Provisions] | Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment |
14 April 2023 |
| Project 113 – Sexual offences | Law Reform Commission of Western Australia | 12 April 2023 |
| Consultation: Review into an appropriate cost model for Commonwealth antidiscrimination laws | Federal Attorney-General's Department | 11 April 2023 |
| Voluntary Assisted Dying | ACT Government |
5 April 2023 |
| Government response to the Privacy Act Review Report 2023 | Federal Attorney-General's Department |
28 March 2023 |
| Path to Treaty Bill 2023, joint submission with ANTAR and ANTaR Queensland | Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee |
23 March 2023 |
| Open letter: Reform of Australia’s discriminatory migration health laws | Federal Parliament | 21 March 2023 |
| Tasmanian national preventive mechanism Implementation project Consultation paper 1 | Tasmanian Government | 16 March 2023 |
| Aviation White Paper Terms of Reference | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
9 March 2023 |
| 2023 Review of the Operation of the Queensland Workers' Compensation Scheme | Queensland Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services, Office of Industrial Relations |
7 March 2023 |
| Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 (Qld) | The Honourable Alan Wilson KC and the Queensland Government’s Department of Justice and Attorney-General |
24 February 2023 |
| Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023 | Queensland Parliament Economics and Governance Committee |
23 February 2023 |
Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws |
The Australian Law Reform Commission Background Paper 1: International Comparisons (November 2023) |
23 February 2023 |
| Scoping the establishment of a Federal Judicial Commission | The Attorney-General’s Department | 21 February 2023 |
| Access to offenders’ superannuation for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse | The Federal Treasury | 15 February 2023 |
Inquiry into the Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022 Hearing testimony by Graham Droppert SC representing the ALA (pp.17-25) |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee |
19 January 2023 |
| Australia’s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement | Joint Committee on Law Enforcement | 19 December 2022 |
| Consultation regarding current advertising restrictions in the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) | The Hon. Shannon Fentiman MP, Queensland Attorney-General | 16 December 2022 |
| Capability and Culture of the NDIA | Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS |
15 December 2022 |
| Open letter: Concerns about NSW anti-protest laws and jailing of climate activist | New South Wales Government | 13 December 2022 |
| Open letter: Proposing a Human Rights Law for South Australia | South Australian Government | 9 December 2022 |
| Public consultation - Regulation of medical practitioners who provide cosmetic medical and surgical procedures | The Medical Board of Australia | 9 December 2022 |
Missing and murdered First Nations women and children Joint ANTAR & ALA submission 24 Nov 2022 |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee | 10 November 2022 |
| Joint statement of concern regarding suspension of UN Subcommittee on Torture visit to Australia | Federal, State and Territory Governments | 24 October 2022 |
| National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 | Joint Select Committee on National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation |
14 October 2022 |
| Bail: Show cause offences & the unacceptable risk test | New South Wales Law Reform |
28 September 2022 |
| Open letter on decriminalising cannabis use | Premier Daniel Andrews and the Victorian Government | 28 September 2022 |
| Consultation on the Integrity Commission Act 2009 legislative reform discussion paper | Tasmanian Department of Justice | 26 September 2022 |
| Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) Review | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 23 September 2022 |
| Legislative Responses to Coercive Control in Western Australia (Discussion Paper) |
WA Department of Justice – Commissioner for Victims of Crime |
7 September 2022 |
Inquiry into the decriminalisation of Hearing testimony by Greg Barns SC representing the ALA (pp.22-25) |
Community Support and Services Committee (Queensland) |
22 August 2022 |
| Investigation into WorkSafe self-insurers | Victorian Ombudsman |
15 August 2022 |
| Inquiry into access to services and information in Auslan | ACT Legislative Assembly’s Education and Community Inclusion Committee |
28 July 2022 |
Tasmanian Drug Strategy 2022-2027 Annexure: Proposed Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Decriminalisation) Bill 2021 |
Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Directorate; Department of Health (Tasmania) | 25 July 2022 |
| Domestic Application of the UNDRIP | The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee |
22 June 2022 |
| Costs Recovery Guidelines – Issues Paper | Transport Accident Commission, Victoria | 2 June 2022 |
| Inquiry into the Esther Foundation and unregulated private health facilities |
Parliament of Western Australia Education and Health Standing Committee |
2 June 2022 |
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 Hearing Testimony by Lidia Monteverdi, representing ALA's Medical Law Special Interest Group (pp.5-6) Additional Evidence (submitted 9 June) |
Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee |
1 June 2022 |
| ALA Survey Report | 19 May 2022 | |
Australian Federation of Travel Agents |
6 May 2022 | |
Inquiry into the Road Transport Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis - Exemptions from Offences) Bill 2021 Hearing Testimony by Greg Barns SC representing the ALA, 16 June 2022 (pp.31-37) |
New South Wales Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
29 April 2022 |
| Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee | 22 April 2022 | |
| Tasmanian Department of Justice | 20 April 2022 | |
ACT Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety |
7 April 2022 | |
| QLD CTP Industry Stakeholders Submission | Motor Accident Insurance Commission (Qld) | 3 March 2022 |
| Department of Communities Tasmania | 2 March 2022 | |
| Amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 25 February 2022 |
Queensland Human Rights Commission |
February 2022 | |
Proposed reforms to Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act 2003 (NT) |
Northern Territory Attorney-General's Department | 18 January 2022 |
| Review of the operation and effectiveness of the serious violent offences scheme under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) | Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council |
25 November 2021 |
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021
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NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice | 18 November 2021 |
Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021 Annexure: Sisters Inside Submission on the QLD Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021 |
Queensland Parliament Legal and Safety Committee review of the Inspector of Detention Services Bill | 18 November 2021 |
Facing the facts – The urgent need for further regulation of cosmetic procedures advertising |
ALA Policy Report | 16 November 2021 |
Working with Children (Indigenous Communities) Amendment Bill 2021 |
Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee | 16 November 2021 |
| QLD CTP Industry Stakeholders Submission | Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 9 November 2021 |
| Performance and integrity of Australia's administrative review system | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee | 5 November 2021 |
| Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee | 5 November 2021 | |
Review of Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 |
Queensland Parliament, Legal Affairs and Safety Committee | 12 October 2021 |
| The Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021 | Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee | 8 October 2021 |
| Australian Government Department of Social Services | 7 October 2021 | |
| Family Violence Reforms Bill 2021 | Tasmanian Department of Justice | 7 October 2021 |
| Inquiry into the Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response – Permanency) Amendment Bill 2021 | Queensland Parliament State Development and Regional Industries Committee | 24 September 2021 |
| Tasmanian Department of Justice | 20 September 2021 | |
| Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021 | Federal, Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee | 13 September 2021 |
| Construction of a mandatory reporting requirement for lawyers | Office to the General Counsel, Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety |
8 September 2021 |
| A proposed bill for Tasmania: Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Decriminalisation) Bill 2021 | Tasmania | 2 September 2021 |
| Ministerial Taskforce on Workplace Sexual Harassment | Ministerial Taskforce | 31 August 2021 |
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Annexure: Letter from the Attorney-General to ALA |
Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety | 26 July 2021 |
| Options for legislating against coercive control and the creation of a standalone domestic violence offence | Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce, Queensland Government | 8 July 2021 |
| Economics and Governance Committee, Queensland Parliament |
1 July 2021 | |
| Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 | Health and Environment Committee, Queensland Parliament |
1 July 2021 |
Select Committee on the Coronial Jurisdiction in New South Wales, Parliament of New South Wales |
25 June 2021 | |
| Inquiry into serious vilification and hate crimes | Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament | 7 June 2021 |
Serious violent offences (SVO) scheme review – call for preliminary feedback |
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council |
20 May 2021 |
Proposed reforms to expand Police Use of Body Worn Cameras in Private Contexts |
Justice and Community Safety Directorate, ACT Government |
13 May 2021 |
Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021 Annexure: More Harm than Good – The need for a health focused legal response to drug use |
Select Committee on the Drugs Of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021, Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory |
6 May 2021 |
Inquiry into the Management of Child Sex Offender Information |
Legislative Council, Legal and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Victoria | 29 April 2021 |
| Review of section 293 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 | New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice | 22 March 2021 |
| Bail Bill 2021 | Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government | 22 March 2021 |
Response to the Interim Report to the Australian Government on Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process |
Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process |
22 March 2021 |
Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament |
8 March 2021 | |
| Doing More Harm Than Good: The need for a health-focused approach to drug use | ALA policy report | 4 March 2021 |
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications, Parliament of Australia |
1 March 2021 | |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Australian Government | 15 February 2021 | |
Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government |
15 February 2021 | |
Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government |
8 February 2021 | |
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conversion Practices – Issues Paper No 31 |
Tasmania Law Reform Institute |
3 February 2021 |
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Submission partially redacted for confidentiality. Testimony from Catherine Henry on behalf of the ALA on 3 December 2021 (pp.10-16) |
Portfolio Committee No. 2 – Health, Parliament of NSW |
1 February 2021 |
| Custodial Inspector Amendment (OPCAT) Bill | Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government |
11 December 2020 |
A legal framework for voluntary assisted dying – Consultation paper |
Queensland Law Reform Commission |
17 November 2020 |
Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020 |
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Parliament of Australia | 27 October 2020 |
Youth Justice Amendment (Searches in Custody) Bill 2020
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Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government |
22 October 2020 |
| Consultation on the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Amendment Bill 2020 | Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government |
23 September 2020 |
Current and former copyright and licensing arrangements for the Aboriginal Flag design |
Select Committee on the Aboriginal Flag, Parliament of Australia |
18 September 2020 |
| Review of the sentencing for offences involving assaults on police officers, correctional staff, youth justice officers, emergency services workers and health workers | NSW Sentencing Council | 14 September 2020 |
Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 |
Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament |
7 September 2020 |
Justice Miscellaneous (Court Backlog and Related Matters) Bill 2020 |
Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government |
2 September 2020 |
| Review of the Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017 | Independent reviewer | 31 August 2020 |
| Tasmanian Legislative Council | 27 August 2020 | |
| Comments on the Civil Liability (Institutional Child Abuse Liability) Amendment Bill 2020 | South Australian Attorney-General | 25 August 2020 |
Inquiry into First Nations people in custody in New South Wales Subsequent appearance at online public hearing on 26 October 2020. (Dr Louis Schetzer can be read from p3.) |
Select Committee on the High Level of First Nations People in Custody and Oversight and Review of Deaths in Custody, Parliament of NSW |
24 August 2020 |
Third open letter to Australian governments on COVID-19 and the criminal justice system |
Australian governments | 8 August 2020 |
Legal and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Victoria |
5 August 2020 | |
| Joint submission: Corrections Amendment (Electronic Monitoring) Bill 2020 | Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government |
31 July 2020 |
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Select committee on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales, Parliament of NSW |
24 July 2020 |
| Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Rights and Attitudes | Commissioners, Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability |
22 July 2020 |
House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, Parliament of Australia |
17 July 2020 | |
Review of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 |
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Parliament of Australia | 23 June 2020 |
| Joint submission for the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples to the General Assembly — Impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples | Mr Francisco Calí Tzay, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples |
19 June 2020 |
| Penalties for assaults on public officers | Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council | 18 June 2020 |
Inquiry into litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry |
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Parliament of Australia |
8 June 2020 |
| Review of the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 | Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia |
5 June 2020 |
Select Committee on COVID-19, Parliament of Australia |
27 May 2020 | |
The Honourable Jill Hennessy, Attorney-General and Minister for Workplace Safety, Victorian Government |
22 April 2020 | |
| Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability | Commissioners, Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability | 20 April 2020 |
| Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Amendment Bill 2020 | Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government | 16 April 2020 |
| Australia’s Human Rights Scorecard: Australia’s 2020 United Nations UPR NGO Coalition Report | Australia's third Universal Periodic Review | 9 April 2020 |
| Second open letter to Australian governments on COVID-19 and the criminal justice system | Australian governments | 8 April 2020 |
| Safe Climate Bill 2020 | Tasmanian Greens Party | 23 March 2020 |
| Open letter to Australian governments on COVID-19 and the criminal justice system | Australian governments | 20 March 2020 |
| Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – the Criminal Justice System | Commissioners, Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability |
12 March 2020 |
| Setting aside deeds of release in respect of institutional abuse victims | The Honourable Mark Speakman SC MP, NSW Attorney General | 10 March 2020 |
| Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group Review | Council of Attorneys-General | 13 February 2020 |
Sentencing Amendment (Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders) Bill 2020 |
Tasmanian Department of Justice | 12 February 2020 |
| Renaming Sexual Offences in Chapter XIV of the Criminal Code Act 1924 | Tasmanian Department of Justice Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit | 7 February 2020 |
| Evidence Amendment Bill 2020: Section 194K ‘Publication of certain identifying particulars prohibited’ | Tasmanian Department of Justice | 7 February 2020 |
Current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis in Australia The ALA did not provide a submission to this inquiry, however presented the above evidence at a hearing in Melbourne on 29 January 2020. (Dr Teresa Nicoletti can be read from p13.) |
Parliament of Australia, Senate Standing Committees on Community |
29 January 2020 |
| Religious freedom reforms 2nd exposure drafts | Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department | 28 January 2020 |
| Consent laws and the excuse of mistake of fact | Queensland Law Reform Commission | 27 January 2020 |
| Penalties for assaults on police and other frontline emergency service workers, corrective service officers and other public officers | Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council |
10 January 2020 |
| Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 | Parliament of Australia, Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee |
28 November 2019 |
Inquiry into the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Trial by Judge Alone) Bill 2017 Supplementary submission Inquiry into the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Trial by Judge Alone) Bill 2017 (submitted 4 December 2019) |
Parliament of Western Australia, Legislative Council Standing Committee on Legislation |
21 November 2019 |
| Open letter — Urgent action is required on the investigation of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria | Premier Daniel Andrews, Parliament of Victoria | 15 November 2019 |
| Conversion Practices — Legislative Option to Implement a Ban | Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety | 13 November 2019 |
| Maintenance and Champerty in Western Australia — Project No 110: Discussion Paper | Law Reform Commission of Western Australia — Project No 110 | 8 November 2019 |
| Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Bill 2019 | Tasmanian Department of Justice | 4 November 2019 |
| Consent in relation to sexual assault offences | NSW Law Reform Commission — Draft proposals | 31 October 2019 |
| Consent laws and the excuse of mistake of fact | Queensland Law Reform Commission | 15 October 2019 |
Inquiry into Centrelink Compliance Program Prior appearance at public hearing in Melbourne on 9 October 2019. (Greg Barns can be read from p1.) |
Parliament of Australia, Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs |
9 October 2019 |
| Juries, Social Media and the Rights of an Accused to a Fair Trial | Tasmanian Law Reform Institute |
1 October 2019 |
| Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children in Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 | Parliament of Australia, Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee | 25 September 2019 |
| Nationhood, National Identity and Democracy | Parliament of Australia, Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee |
18 September 2019 |
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Additional submissions Workforce submissions (submitted 4 December 2019) Program design submissions (submitted 24 January 2020) |
Commissioners, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety |
6 September 2019 |
| Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 [Provisions] | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee |
12 August 2019 |
| Justice Legislation (Organisational Liability for Child Abuse) Amendment Bill 2019 – Draft legislation | Tasmanian Department of Justice | 29 July 2019 |
Impact on the exercise of law enforcement and intelligence powers on the freedom of the press Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Canberra on 20 September 2019. (Greg Barns can be read from p14.) Subsequent response to questions on notice from public hearing, submitted on 3 October 2019. |
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security | 24 July 2019 |
| Inquiry into the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament |
11 July 2019 |
| Alternative model for the appointment of costs assessors | Supreme Court of Queensland and District Court of Queensland | 21 June 2019 |
| Review of the Defence of Insanity in s16 of the Criminal Code and Fitness to Plead | Tasmania Law Reform Institute |
6 June 2019 |
| Safe Access Zones – Proposal for reform in Western Australia | Office of the Chief Health Officer, Department of Health |
30 May 2019 |
| A suitable legislative framework for termination of pregnancy in South Australia | South Australia Law Reform Institute |
30 May 2019 |
| Section 194K Evidence Act 2001 | Tasmanian Department of Justice | 9 May 2019 |
| Tasmanian Department of Justice | 9 May 2019 | |
Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Brisbane on 5 July 2019. (Sarah Vallance can be read from p4.) |
Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee, Queensland Parliament |
16 April 2019 |
| Inquiry into the Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 | Social Policy Scrutiny Committee |
15 April 2019 |
Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 |
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee |
1 March 2019 |
| Consent in relation to sexual assault offences | NSW Law Reform Commission | 31 January 2019 |
| Inquiry into the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018 | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee |
13 December 2018 |
| Legislative exemptions that allow faith-based educational institutions to discriminate against students, teachers and staff | Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
15 November 2018 |
COAG Health Council |
30 October 2018 | |
| Criminal Code and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – Draft legislation | Tasmanian Department of Justice Royal Commission Response Unit | 25 October 2018 |
| Police Offences Amendment (Consorting) Bill 2018 | Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council |
19 September 2018 |
My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018 |
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs |
10 September 2018 |
| Family Violence Reforms Bill 2018 | Tasmania Department of Justice | 29 August 2018 |
| Statutory Review of the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 | Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department |
23 August 2018 |
| Review of Criminal Injuries Scheme in Western Australia | Western Australia Department of Justice | 23 August 2018 |
Cosmetic Health Service Complaints in New South Wales The ALA did not provide a submission to this inquiry, however presented the above evidence at a hearing in Sydney on 1 August 2018. |
Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission, Parliament of NSW |
1 August 2018 |
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 |
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
26 July 2018 |
Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings and Third-Party Litigation Funders (DP 85) |
Australian Law Reform Commission |
25 July 2018 |
Consent in relation to sexual assault cases Our submission refers to the following report: |
NSW Law Reform Commission | 29 June 2018 |
| Inquiry into Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples | Joint Select Committee on |
12 June 2018 |
Inquiry into the adequacy and scope of special care offences under the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 27 June 2018. (Andrew Morrison RFD, SC can be read from p24.) |
Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
29 May 2018 |
Organised Criminal Groups Legislation Discussion Paper In response to the introduction of the Police Offences Amendment (Prohibited Insignia) Bill 2018 on 21 August 2018, the ALA have proposed an alternative Proscription of Organisations Bill. |
Legislation and Development Review Services |
11 May 2018 |
Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 14 June 2018. Dr Andrew Morrison RFD AC can be read from p20. |
Senate Legal and Constitutional |
March 2018 |
| Review of the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 | Crime and Corruption Commission Queensland |
29 March 2018 |
| Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2017 and related Bill | Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs | 2 February 2018 |
Review of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 Supplementary Submission:
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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security |
22 January 2018 |
| Review of police stop, search and seizure powers, the control order regime and the preventative detention order regime | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security |
16 October 2017 |
| NSW Government consultation in relation to the civil litigation recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | Justice, Strategy and Policy; NSW Department of Justice | 4 September 2017 |
The Future of Public Interest Journalism Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 27 November 2017. Dr Andrew Morrison RFD SC and Ms Anna Talbot can be read from p7. |
Senate Select Committee on Public Interest Journalism |
15 June 2017 |
| Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Bill 2017 | Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
4 May 2017 |
| Proposed amendments to the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (QLD) | Queensland Health | 7 April 2017 |
| Case Study 51: policies and procedures of the Commonwealth government in relation to child-protection and child-safety standards, including responding to allegations of child sexual abuse (Comments in relation to immigration detention) | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse |
1 March 2017 |
| Letter responding to the proposed Evidence (Tendency and Coincidence) Model Provisions circulated by the Royal Commission in November 2016 | Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse | 2 December 2016 |
Criminal Justice: Response to Consultation Paper Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 1 December 2016. Dr Andrew Morrison RFD SC can be read from p24169. |
Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse | 31 October 2016 |
| Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016 | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security | 12 October 2016 |
| Issues Paper: The civil litigation recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Redress and Civil Litigation Report – understanding the Queensland context | Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General | October 2016 |
| Community Reporting (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill: paper outlining concerns | Parliament of Tasmania | 21 September 2016 |
| Parliament of Queensland Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee | 16 September 2016 | |
| Inquiry into the performance of the Queensland Health Ombudsman’s functions pursuant to section 179 of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 |
Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee of the Queensland Parliament |
8 August 2016 |
| Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | 1 July 2016 | |
| Guardianship Act review | NSW Law Reform Commission | 8 April 2016 |
| NSW Legislative Council Select Committee on the Legislative Council Committee System |
7 April 2016 | |
| Issues Paper 8: experiences of police and prosecution responses | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Issues Paper 8; Experience of police and prosecution responses | 12 June 2015 |
| Statutory victims of crime compensation schemes: Issues Paper 7 | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse,Issues Paper 7 | 30 June 2014 |
| Redress Schemes: Issues Paper 6 | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Issues Paper 6 | 29 May 2014 |
| Productivity Commission, Inquiry into Access to Justice | 28 May 2014 | |
| Access to Justice | Productivity Commission, Inquiry into Access to Justice | 8 November 2013 |
| Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children in Out-Of-Home Care: Issues Paper 4 | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Issues Paper 4 | 1 November 2013 |
| Towards Healing: Issues Paper 2 | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Issues Paper 2 | 4 September 2013 |
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