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Submissions to the Parliaments and law reform bodies

Date Index

On the instructions of the Commission, another function of the Legal Section is to prepare submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament. See below for some of the submissions prepared by the Legal Section and other units in the commission:

See also Submissions

2008

Inquiry into the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No.2] - 12 September 2008
Northern Territory Emergency Response Review Board - 15 August 2008
Inquiry into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality - 1 September 2008
Submission to Inquiry into Immigration Detention in Australia - 4 August 2008
Homelessness: Which way home? - 4 July 2008
Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave. - 2 June 2008
Submission to the Clarke Inquiry on the Case of Dr Mohamed Haneef - May 2008
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Discussion Paper, National Employment Standards Exposure Draft - 4 April 2008
Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave. Oral submission by Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick - 20 May 2008
Inquiry into the sexualisation of children in the contemporary media environment - 18 April 2008
Submmission to Inquiry into the Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008 - 9 April 2008
Australia’s compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (April 2008)

2007

NSW Legislative Council's Standing Committee on Law and Justice on the Inquiry into the Prohibition on the Publication of Names of Children involved in Criminal Proceedings - 7 December 2007
Inquiry into Client Legal Professional Privilege & Federal Investigatory Bodies - 5 November 2007
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Legislation - 10 August 2007
NSW Attorney General's Dept - Discussion paper on the law of consent and sexual assault - 20 July 2007
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing Bill) 2007 - 6 July 2007
Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 - Jan 2007
- Opening Statement to Submission
Inquiry into the Native Title [Amendment] Bill 2006 - Jan 2007
Review of the power to proscribe terrorist organisations - Feb 2007
Inquiry into the future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian Society - Feb 2007
Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007 - Mar 2007
Inquiry into eligibility requirements and monitoring, enforcement and reporting arrangements for Temporary Business Visas - January 2007

2006

Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 - Jan 2006
- Click here to access the Senate inquiry into the Bill
Australian Citizenship Bill 2005 - Jan 2006
Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 (Cth) and Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003 (Cth) - Jan 2006
- Response to Questions on Notice
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral integrity and other measures) Bill 2005 - Mar 2006
Villawood Immigration detention centre redevelopment, Sydney - March 2006
Extradition Review submission - April 2006
Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - May 2006
Inquiry into Civics and electoral education - June 2006
Submission for consideration in determining the first national wage decision - July 2006 (PDF 399 kb)
Stolen Wages Inquiry - Aug 2006
Comments on the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 and draft consolidated AML/TF Rules - Aug 2006
Crimes Amendment (Bail and Sentencing) Bill 2006 - Sept 2006
Mutual Assistance Review - Oct 2006
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 - Nov 2006
Older people and the law inquiry - Dec 2006
Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper: A Charter of Rights for Tasmania? - Dec 2006
Attorney-General's Department's Second Discussion paper on technical amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) - Dec 2006

2005

Response to questions on notice arising from the Inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons) Bill 200

2004

An Inquiry into provisions of the National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Bill 2004 and National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2004 - June 2004
Provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2004 - July 2004
Provisions of the Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 - July 2004
The Migration Amendment (Judicial Review) Bill 2004 -
- Supplementary submissions - Migration Amendment (Judicial Review) Bill 2004
Protecting Classified and Security Sensitive Information – Background Paper 8
Submission of March 2004
Submission of September 2003

The ALRC Discussion Paper is available at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/dp/67/
The ALRC Background Paper is available at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/bp/8/bp8.htm

Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004 -
- Supplementary submissions on the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004

2003

Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003
- Summary of Submission on the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003
- Questions on Notice arising from evidence given to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee's Reference on the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003
  - Response - dated 8 May 2003
  - Response - dated 13 May 2003
    - Appendix A: Complaints made under more than one Act
    - Appendix B: Corporate Plan, Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

Age Discrimination Bill 2003 - Sept 2003
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill (No.2) 1998

Inquiry into the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

2002

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 - May 2002
Human Rights and Good Governance Education - 20 December 2002
The Migration Litigation Review

2000