Northern Territory
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CDU partners with NAAJA to deliver True Justice program to law students
22nd Aug 2024Unique on-Country program enables Indigenous and non-Indigenous law students to listen and learn from First Nations knowledge holders, providing a unique insight into their perspective on how the justice system disadvantages them, and sowing the seeds for meaningful reforms in legal education and the legal system in the future.
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Joint statement: Electronic communications must be available for voluntary assisted dying
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Lawyers call on election candidates to commit to justice and fairness for all Territorians
15th Jul 2024The upcoming Northern Territory election presents a real opportunity for all sides of politics to commit to a fairer and more just territory, say local lawyers.
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A framework for Voluntary Assisted Dying in the NT
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Inquiry into a Process to Review Bills for their Impact on First Nations Territorians
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Jailing your way out of crime does not work: ALA
30th Mar 2023The bail law reforms that passed parliament in the Northern Territory yesterday will not work to reduce crime, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Passing of Restoring Territory Rights Bill welcome: an injustice resolved
2nd Dec 2022The passing of the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 resolves an historical injustice and restores the democratic rights of Northern Territory (NT) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) residents, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA)
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Proposed NT youth justice laws are a backward step & will not make the community safer
11th May 2021The Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 being proposed by the NT Government is a backwards step that contradicts all the principles of effective youth justice, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Proposed youth justice reforms in NT will not make the community safer
24th Mar 2021The reforms to youth justice laws proposed by the Northern Territory government yesterday will not make communities safer and contradict the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the detention of children in the NT, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Don Dale ruling a strong message against use of force on children
11th Jun 2020Greg Barns discusses the High Court’s decision, on 3 June, that the use of tear gas on four youths at the NT’s Don Dale detention centre was unlawful. He explores the implications of this decision, suggesting that it illustrates the need for discussion about changing the culture of dealing with young people who intersect with the criminal justice system.
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Age of criminal responsibility must be raised in current Youth Justice Amendment Bill
27th May 2019The age of criminal responsibility in the NT should have been raised as part of the Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 that is currently under review, say lawyers.
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Martin's resignation and the NT Royal Commission
5th Aug 2016Martin's resignation signals a chance for the NT youth detention Royal Commission to maintain integrity and effect real change, writes Anna Talbot and Greg Barns on behalf of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
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Martin’s resignation an opportunity to get Commission right: lawyers
1st Aug 2016The Australian Lawyers Alliance welcomes the decision of Brian Martin to stand down as Royal Commissioner into juvenile justice in the Northern Territory.
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Royal Commission terms of reference a missed opportunity - lawyers
28th Jul 2016The Australian Lawyers Alliance said today that the Turnbull Government had missed a once in a generation opportunity to deal with the inherent racism of the Australian legal system towards Indigenous people.
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ALA welcomes Royal Commission announcement into children in detention
26th Jul 2016The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has today offered its strong support for the announcement of a Royal Commission into juvenile detention, following reports of appalling and sickening torture and ill treatment within juvenile detention in the Northern Territory.
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NT case highlights Comcare’s poor record on workplace safety
28th May 2015Comcare’s bungled attempts at legal action over a fatal accident which occurred in the Northern Territory five years ago have further highlighted significant flaws in the agency’s ability to properly manage and respond to workplace deaths, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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‘Paperless’ death in custody shows lack of police accountability
28th May 2015The tragic death in police custody of a man arrested under controversial Northern Territory ‘paperless arrest’ legislation highlights the need for authorities to be held accountable for people held in detention, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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NT Minister’s decision not to discipline officers a disgrace - ALA
5th Oct 2012A lawyer representing the family of a man who died in a Northern Territory watchhouse, earlier this year, has labelled the Deputy Chief Minister’s announcement today, not to discipline the officers who contributed to his death, as shameful.
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NT immigration detention taskforce may cause more harm than good - ALA
24th Jul 2012The Australian Lawyers Alliance is expressing concern, today, that a new Commonwealth-funded police taskforce, being installed to manage violence in the Northern Territory, may create more harm than good.
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Apartheid-style legislation is incompatible with human rights
29th Jun 2012The Federal Government’s recklessness in pushing through parliament, with the support of some Opposition MPs, racist legislation, that sets the rights of Indigenous people in the Northern Territory back decades, will not go unchallenged, the Australian Lawyers Alliance said today.
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ALA applauds stance of Indigenous elders against 'Stronger Futures'
2nd May 2012The Australian Lawyers Alliance today applauded the bold stance of Indigenous elders in west and central Arnhem Land who are refusing to participate in land lease negotiations for mining exploration licences in revolt against the Federal Government’s Stronger Futures legislation.
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Proposed Stronger Futures law will put more Indigenous people in jail
7th Feb 2012The Australian Lawyers Alliance said today that the federal government’s proposed Stronger Futures legislation will continue to erode Indigenous advancement and increase the Indigenous jail population.
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