Tasmania
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Reproductive, maternal and paediatric health services in Tasmania, Parliament of Tasmania
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Law reform to decriminalise begging in Tasmania is well overdue
20th May 2024The Tasmanian Greens will introduce their bill to decriminalise begging in parliament this week and this law reform is well overdue, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Lawyers welcome TLRI recommendation for laws to protect human rights in Tasmania
30th Apr 2024The recommendations made in the Tasmania Law Reform Institute’s research paper on human rights released today have been welcomed by local lawyers.
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Lawyers call on election candidates to commit to justice and integrity
8th Mar 2024The upcoming state election presents a real opportunity for all sides of politics to commit to a fairer and more just Tasmania, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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Reproductive, maternal and paediatric health services in Tasmania
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Lawyers welcome Greens’ move to decriminalise begging in Tasmania
26th Oct 2023The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has welcomed the announcement from the Tasmanian Greens that they will table a Bill to decriminalise begging in Parliament next week.
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Commission of Inquiry report welcome but proposed Pontville site for detention centre is ‘appalling’
26th Sep 2023The Australian Lawyers Alliance welcomes many of the recommendations in the report released today from the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings, but strongly objects to the Government’s plan to develop a youth detention centre in Pontville.
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ALA joins calls for immediate closure of Ashley Youth Detention Centre
15th Sep 2023The Australian Lawyers Alliance has joined with a coalition of other organisations to urge the Tasmanian Government to immediately release all children currently detained at Ashley Youth Detention Centre to prevent further harm to their safety and wellbeing.
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Tasmanian Greens bid to decriminalise personal drug use will reduce harm caused by drug dependence
2nd Feb 2023Proposed legislation launched today by the Tasmanian Greens to decriminalise personal drug use is an important step towards reducing the harm caused by drugs in our community, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Real change and deep listening: In honour of Cassius Turvey
17th Nov 2022Rowena MacDonald, the ALA’s Tasmanian President, spoke in Launceston on Friday 4 November 2022 at a vigil to mark the death of First Nations teenager, Cassius Turvey. She called for urgent change and an end to ‘the racist and discriminatory practices that are still entrenched in our police and criminal justice systems’. These were her words.
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Children and the justice system
8th Sep 2022'Only five years after the landmark Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse exposed the shocking abuse of children and young people across this nation over decades, one is tempted to say plus ça change', writes Greg Barns SC.
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Govt urged to investigate Tasmanian police use of listening devices & its oversight regime
31st Aug 2022The Tasmanian Prisoners Legal Service and the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) jointly call upon the State government to hold a commission of inquiry into Tasmania Police practices in relation to seeking and executing warrants for the use of listening devices.
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Anti-protest laws are undemocratic and will fail to protect Tasmanian jobs and communities
26th Aug 2022The Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill 2022 has passed Tasmania’s Upper House with a number of amendments but, despite the changes, the Bill remains unnecessary and disproportionate, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Tasmanian drug laws must change to reflect community expectations
18th Jul 2022Tasmania’s drug laws must be brought into line with community expectations and the increasing evidence that shows a health-based response to drug use is the best approach, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Proposed anti-protest laws are an unnecessary attack on the right to protest
22nd Jun 2022Anti-protest laws currently being reviewed by the Legislative Council in Tasmania are an unnecessary attack on the right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Raising the age of detention to 14 years does not go far enough
8th Jun 2022Plans announced today to raise the age of detention in Tasmania do not go far enough to address the issues in the youth justice system, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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ALA welcomes closure of Ashley Youth Detention Centre
9th Sep 2021The Government’s decision to close the Ashley Youth Detention Centre has been welcomed by lawyers who say that it is imperative that this opportunity for a complete overhaul of the youth justice system in Tasmania is not squandered.
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ALA calls on Government to take evidence-based approach to drug policy
6th Sep 2021The Cannabis Decriminalisation Bill 2021 proposed last week should be tabled and voted to committee so that an evidence-based approach can be used to inform drug policy in Tasmania, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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ALA proposes legislation to decriminalise cannabis use in Tasmania
2nd Sep 2021International and interstate examples of success, growing public support and the clear failure of current laws to stop drug use means the time is right for drug law reform in Tasmania, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Calls for law change to ensure transparency around development in Wilderness World Heritage Areas
29th Jun 2021A change to the law is needed to ensure transparency around private development in environmentally significant parts of Tasmania, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Lawyers welcome rejection of anti-protest laws
25th Mar 2021Today’s Tasmanian Legislative Council decision to oppose the Workplaces (Protection from Protesters) Amendment Act 2019 has been welcomed by the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Sexual abuse inquiry welcome but terms of reference must not be too limited
23rd Nov 2020Lawyers in Tasmania have welcomed today’s announcement that a Commission of Inquiry into sexual abuse in government institutions will be held, but caution that the Inquiry’s terms of reference must not be too restrictive.
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Industrial manslaughter laws needed to set workplace safety expectations
21st Oct 2020Tougher industrial manslaughter laws are needed in Tasmania says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) supporting Labor’s push to permit the prosecution of companies for a death in the workplace.
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Monetary Penalties Enforcement Bill fails to tackle issues of disadvantage & debt
27th Sep 2020The Monetary Penalties Enforcement Amendment Bill 2020 is a missed opportunity to address issues facing Tasmanians experiencing extreme hardship and should not be allowed to pass in its current form, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) in a submission on the Bill which the Attorney-General Elise Archer has released for public comment.
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Disadvantaged & vulnerable Tasmanians need support - not prosecution – in health crisis
2nd Apr 2020A moratorium on drug offences and help for the homeless are needed to keep all Tasmanians safe during this public health emergency, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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COVID-19: TAS Government urged to make changes to ensure justice
16th Mar 2020Changes need to be made to ensure the justice system can still operate fairly in light of the social distancing requirements caused by COVID-19, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Workplace safety laws being used inappropriately to restrict right to protest
21st Feb 2020The unprecedented use of workplace safety laws to try to curtail the right to protest is very concerning said the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA), following the news that the Bob Brown Foundation has been threatened with fines by WorkSafe.
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Proposed anti-protest laws are authoritarian and are an attack on democracy, says ALA
15th Nov 2019Anti-protest laws tabled in Tasmanian parliament yesterday are deeply authoritarian and are an attack on democracy, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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ALA welcomes repeal of begging offence
30th Oct 2019The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has welcomed the decision by the State Government to make changes to the Police Offences Act 1935 that will remove the offence of begging.
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ALA slams Place Names Bill: unnecessary and unjustified
11th Sep 2019The Place Names Bill introduced into State Parliament on Tuesday, which makes it an offence to misrepresent the name of a place, is an unnecessary and appalling piece of legislation, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Pill testing: lawyers commend Hobart Council and call on state government to reconsider its position
23rd Jul 2019The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) today commended Hobart City Council’s decision to endorse pill testing at festivals.
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Suburb lockdown: unprecedented abuse of power
2nd Jul 2019Suburb lockdowns are plainly an extraordinary abuse of power and there does not appear to be any precedent for this type of police operation in any other state or territory in Australia, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Lawyers call on TAS Government to support pill-testing: current policies are failing
6th Feb 2019Politicians need to take advice from health professionals, not police, on the question of pill testing, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today following reservations expressed by Health Minister Michael Ferguson.
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Lawyers support TAS Greens’ pill testing Bill
22nd Nov 2018The ALA has given its support to the Tasmanian Greens’ Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Drug Analysis) Bill 2018 being tabled today.
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TAS police charging fees for evidence is outrageous and unfair, say lawyers
2nd Nov 2018Tasmanians are being billed by police to view the evidence of their criminal and traffic offence charges which is both unfair and out of line with the rest of Australia, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Proposed anti-consorting law goes too far: ALA submits alternative form of legislation
19th Sep 2018The proposed anti-consorting law introduced into the Tasmanian Parliament yesterday goes too far and is a violation of individual rights,
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Pair named ALA 2015 National Civil Justice Award Winners
23rd Oct 2015The founders of Civil Liberties Australia are two people who have done more than many to help curb the security powers of police and security forces and governments.
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Proposed ‘crime levy’ just a tax on the poor
25th Sep 2015The Tasmanian government’s proposed ‘crime levy’ is an unfair tax that will reduce access to justice and fall unfairly on low income earners, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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ALA calls for immediate removal of boy in Tas detention centre
9th Jul 2013The Australian Lawyers Alliance is calling for the immediate removal of an 11-year-old child from Pontville detention centre in Tasmania.
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Planned unexplained wealth laws will not hinder crime in Tas - ALA
15th May 2013The Australian Lawyers Alliance is concerned about planned unexplained wealth laws, soon to be tabled in Tasmanian parliament, after Attorney-General, Brian Wightman, flagged an upcoming Bill on the issue.
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