2021
In 2021, our core federal policy areas are:
- Compensation;
- Human rights; and
- Justice (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice).
Further information about our federal policy areas can be viewed under 'Our work'.
Below is a listing of all of the ALA's submissions in 2021.
| Submission | To | Date |
|---|---|---|
Compensation |
Senate Standing Committees on Economics | 17 December |
Compensation |
The Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria | 15 December |
Compensation |
Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 10 December |
Compensation The lack of commitment to have face-to-face conferences in regional Queensland |
ALA Queensland Policy Paper | 10 December |
Human Rights "Do not enter!" Balancing and protecting human rights in a health crisis |
ALA Policy Report | 9 December |
Human Rights |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee |
8 December |
Human Rights |
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights |
7 December |
Human Rights Review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) – Response to Project 111 Discussion Paper |
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia | 6 December |
Justice / ATSI Justice |
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council |
25 November |
Justice / Human Rights |
NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice | 18 November |
Human Rights / Justice / ATSI Justice 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 |
Compensation / Justice Facing the facts – The urgent need for further regulation of cosmetic procedures advertising |
ALA Policy Report | 16 November |
Human Rights / Justice / ATSI Justice Working with Children (Indigenous Communities) Amendment Bill 2021 |
Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee | 16 November |
Compensation |
NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice | 11 November |
Compensation / Justice |
Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 9 November |
Justice Performance and integrity of Australia's administrative review system |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee | 5 November |
Justice |
Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee | 5 November |
Justice / ATSI Justice Review of Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 |
Queensland Parliament, Legal Affairs and Safety Committee | 12 October |
Human Rights / Justice / ATSI Justice The Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021 |
Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee | 8 October |
Compensation Submission to the initial review of Personal Injury Commission rules |
NSW Personal Injury Commission | 7 October |
Compensation / Justice |
Australian Government Department of Social Services | 7 October |
Justice |
Tasmanian Department of Justice | 7 October |
Justice Inquiry into the Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response – Permanency) Amendment Bill 2021 |
Queensland Parliament State Development and Regional Industries Committee | 24 September |
Human Rights/Justice |
Tasmanian Department of Justice | 20 September |
Human Rights |
Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice | 15 September |
Justice |
Federal, Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee | 13 September |
Justice Construction of a mandatory reporting requirement for lawyers |
Office to the General Counsel, Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety |
8 September |
Justice A proposed bill for Tasmania: Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Decriminalisation) Bill 2021 |
Tasmania | 2 September |
Compensation Stapling and Group Life Insurance Policies in Superannuation |
Financial Services Council | 2 September |
Justice |
Ministerial Taskforce | 31 August |
Compensation Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Annexure: Maurice Blackburn Submission - Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Proposals |
Financial System Division, Treasury | 13 August |
Compensation |
State Insurance Regulatory Authority | 2 August |
Justice / Compensation Annexure: Letter from the Attorney-General to ALA |
Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety | 26 July |
Compensation |
Recommendation for reform | 20 July |
Justice |
Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce, Queensland Government | 8 July |
Justice |
Economics and Governance Committee, Queensland Parliament |
1 July |
Justice |
Health and Environment Committee, Queensland Parliament | 1 July |
Justice |
Select Committee on the Coronial Jurisdiction in New South Wales, Parliament of New South Wales |
25 June |
Compensation |
ReturntoWorkSA and Rob Lucas MLC, Treasurer of South Australia | 25 June |
Justice |
Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament |
7 June |
Justice Serious violent offences (SVO) scheme review – call for preliminary feedback |
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council | 21 May |
Justice Proposed reforms to expand Police Use of Body Worn Cameras in Private Contexts |
Justice and Community Safety Directorate, ACT Government | 13 May |
Compensation |
South Australia's CTP Regulator |
12 May |
Justice 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 |
Justice Inquiry into the Management of Child Sex Offender Information |
Legislative Council, Legal and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Victoria | 29 April |
Compensation |
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Parliament of Australia | 30 March |
Compensation Discussion Paper for Administrative Appeals Tribunal Working Group on Workers’ Compensation Matters |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Working Group on Workers’ Compensation Matters | 29 March |
Compensation Treasury Review of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority: Terms of Reference |
AFCA Review Secretariat, The Treasury, Australian Government | 25 March |
Compensation Comments on the draft Injury Claim Form and Fatality Claim Form |
CTP Regulator, South Australia | 23 March |
Justice |
New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice | 22 March |
Justice |
Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government | 22 March |
Justice Response to the Interim Report to the Australian Government on Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process |
Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process | 22 March |
Justice |
Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament |
8 March |
Justice Doing More Harm Than Good: The need for a health-focused approach to drug use |
ALA policy report |
4 March |
Compensation Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme |
Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland Government | 4 March |
Compensation Comments on the Civil Liability (Institutional Child Abuse Liability) Amendment Bill 2021 |
South Australian Attorney-General | 2 March |
Justice |
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications, Parliament of Australia |
1 March |
Justice |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, Australian Government | 15 February |
Justice |
Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit, Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government | 15 February |
Justice |
Department of Justice, Tasmanian Government | 8 February |
Justice Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conversion Practices – Issues Paper No 31 |
Tasmania Law Reform Institute | 3 February |
Justice / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Human Rights 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 |
Compensation |
Peter Rozen QC | 21 January |
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