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Monash Expert: International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has stated he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the ongoing war in Gaza. A Monash expert is available to discuss the legal and practical aspects of how an arrest warrant … Continued

Declared Areas Offence under review by the Intelligence and Security Committee

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security will hold a public hearing for its review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024 (Declared Areas Bill) on Monday, 20 May 2024. Counter-terrorism provisions within the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code) include the ability for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to ‘declare’ an area, making it a potential offence, … Continued

NSW Solicitors acknowledge Supreme Court’s 200 years

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Friday, 17 May 2024 Statement Brett McGrath – President of the Law Society of NSW NSW Solicitors acknowledge Supreme Court’s 200 years Solicitors in NSW have supported the work of the Supreme Court of NSW since it was established two hundred years ago today. When it was first established, just six solicitors were admitted to … Continued

Learn how Legal Aid can help you this Law Week

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Learn how Legal Aid NSW can help you with everything from trouble paying fines to housing issues and disasters, and understand more about people working in the law in a series of free webinars this Law Week. Legal Aid NSW is delivering a series of free webinars from 20–26 May with a focus on people … Continued

Budget response: Failure to adequately invest in community legal centres sends sector message to consider future of programs

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Community Legal Centres Australia has described the Federal Government’s failure to make a sufficient investment in community legal centres for 2024-25, or to commit to ongoing legal assistance funding via the forward estimates, as a message to community legal centres to start planning to wind down programs and services over the year ahead. A report … Continued

Rye Summer Carnival operator pleads guilty to child employment charges, fined $6,821

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The operator of the Rye Summer Carnival has been fined $6,821 after pleading guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to 9 charges of breaking Victoria’s child employment laws, including to employing a child below the minimum working age. Wage Inspectorate Victoria, the state’s child employment regulator, began investigating Wittingslow Carnivals Pty Ltd after receiving a … Continued

Spotless entities plead guilty to underpaying long service leave

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Two Spotless entities have pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to underpaying employees’ long service leave entitlements. Spotless Facility Services pleaded guilty to failing to pay 3 casual employees a total of $2,276 in outstanding long service leave entitlements on the day their employment ended. Spotless Services Australia Limited pleaded guilty to failing to … Continued

EXPERT: Australia’s current DV laws making justice inaccessible, law experts say

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14 MAY, 2023 Who: Charles Darwin University law expert Associate Professor Guzyal Hill and research data scientist Dr Yakub Sebastian. Topics: Computational analysis of domestic violence legislation in Australia. The need for cohesive domestic violence legislation across Australia. A notable gap exists in the complexity of domestic violence laws among Australian States and Territories. Prime … Continued

Slater and Gordon’s social work service celebrates 15th anniversary

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Slater and Gordon is celebrating the 15th anniversary of becoming the first Australian law firm to provide a free social work service for clients in crisis. Since May 4, 2009, almost 5000 clients have received much-needed psycho-social assistance from the social work service to address many of the common emotional and social consequences of injury … Continued