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CDU EXPERTS: COVID-19 pandemic inquiry must focus on all levels of government to deal effectively with the lessons learned

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CDU EXPERTS: COVID-19 pandemic inquiry must focus on all levels of government to deal effectively with the lessons learned, not just the Commonwealth response. 25 September, 2023 Who: Charles Darwin University law experts Dr Guzyal Hill and Dr John Garrick Topics: Inquiry into government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All-federation inquiry is needed, rather than … Continued

Intelligence and Security Committee to review citizenship cessation powers

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced an inquiry into the operation, effectiveness and implications of Subdivision C of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Citizenship Act), which provides for citizenship cessation determinations. The PJCIS is undertaking this review three years after amendments were made to the Citizenship Act in … Continued

Profession-wide commitment needed to achieve pay equity in the law

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Tuesday, 12 September 2023 Profession-wide commitment needed to achieve pay equity in the law EMBARGO: 0001 Tuesday, 12 September  The Law Society of NSW has developed a resource to assist the legal profession to address persistent pay gaps between male and female solicitors across the whole career cycle. President of the Law Society Cassandra Banks … Continued

Thousands of child employment charges served to catalogue distribution company

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A company allegedly engaging children under the age of 15 to deliver catalogues and flyers faces 2,425 criminal charges in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria over alleged breaches of child employment laws. The state’s child employment regulator, Wage Inspectorate Victoria, alleges that between July and September 2022, Ive Distributions Pty Ltd breached the Child Employment … Continued

EPA prosecutes Delta over Vales Point fish kill

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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced a prosecution against Sunset Power International Pty Ltd trading as Delta Electricity (Delta) in the Land and Environment Court in relation to a fish kill occurring near the Vales Point Power Station at Lake Macquarie in September 2022. The EPA alleges that Delta failed to maintain their … Continued

NSW solicitors welcome new High Court appointments

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Wednesday, 23 August 2023 NSW solicitors welcome new High Court appointments The Law Society has expressed its warm support for the appointments of Justice Stephen Gageler AC as Chief Justice of Australia and current Chief Judge at Common Law in NSW Justice Robert Beech-Jones as a new High Court Justice. President of the Law Society … Continued

NSW Bar Association welcomes High Court appointments

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22 August 2023 The NSW Bar Association welcomes the appointment of Justice Stephen Gageler AC as the new Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. “The announcement that Justice Gageler will be the next Chief Justice of Australia is both welcome and universally lauded by the profession. Justice Gageler’s exceptional ability and unique standing … Continued

Court interpreters need support to improve access to justice for non-English speakers

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A lack of certified interpreters and understanding of their needs during court proceedings is undermining access to justice and a fair trial for non-English speakers, according to UNSW research. A research project by academics at UNSW’s School of Humanities & Languages has identified a need to improve the interpreting communication culture in our courts, highlighting the … Continued