Federal Magistrate Altobelli will implement on a trial basis new duty list procedures, commencing with matters listed for a first return date on 20 August 2008. The changes also constitute part of a...
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On Monday, 7 April 2008 there will be a�ceremonial sitting of the Local Court�for the swearing-in of Michelle Goodwin as a magistrate.�It will take place at...
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On 14 February�2008 Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson presented at the Bar Association's�Sydney Mini-Conference�a paper entitled Diversionary and Other Intervention Programmes within the...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma has warned that 15 years after the Native Title Act was passed, the�system�had become�too complex, too...
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On�Friday, 28 March the Standing Committee of AttorneysâGeneral held its first meeting��since the November 2007 election.�The SCAG held discussions on over 30 matters of...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of FCR:
Rainsford v Victoria�[2007] FCA 1059�Sundberg� Mayne Industries Pty Ltd v Advanced Engineering Group Pty Ltd... Read more >
The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of CLR:
Bennett v Commonwealth [2007] HCA 18 SZAYW v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 49 Z v...
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A general meeting of the Bar will take place at 5.15pm in the Common Room on Monday, 7 April 2008 to discuss the proposed changes to Barristersâ Rules concerning cross-examination.
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Read more >Minister for Justice Bob Debus has released a report which examines the nature, impact, extent and cost of identity crime, as well as the response of other countries to the problem. Mr Debus says he...
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While the debate over a Charter of Rights for NSW gathers momentum, the�Governance of Britian initiative has been busy preparing a Constitutional Renewal Bill. That draft has just been released...
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The�Crimes Amendment (Drink and Food Spiking)�Act 2008 will commence�**tomorrow, 28 March 2008. **The�object of this Act is to amend the Crimes Act 1900�to create a new...
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The president and Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association and the judiciary to the 2008 Bench and Bar Dinner. The guest of honour is the Hon...
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Todayâs press, together with a number of radio programmes, featured a story on the findings of a NSW Audit Office report titled Efficiency of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions... Read more >
Attorney-General Robert McClelland�has announced the establishment of a committee to review the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. The committee will shortly release an issues paper and will be...
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You can help improve and save the lives of fellow Australians.�Twenty-one thousand�blood donations are needed during Law Week 2008, to assist people with people with major medical...
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The United States Supreme Court has handed down a decision on judicial review of arbitration agreements. According the the ABA Journal, the court ruled that parties to an arbitration agreement may...
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The Audit Office of New South Wales has tabled in parliament its report titled Efficiency of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The�auditor identified�what he described as...
Read more >The Duty Barrister Scheme is calling on senior members of the bar to cover shortfalls in the roster by volunteering one day of their time. Without reinforcements, the scheme will not be able to...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of FCR:
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Sok�[2008] FCAFC 18�French, Lindgren, Jacobson
Transport Worker's Union of...
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The Commonwealth Department of the Treasury commissioned Alan Cameron AM to assess the effectiveness of�Division 54 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, which�provides an income tax...
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The Attorney Generalâs Department host an open day at its new corporate headquarters at the Parramatta Justice Precinct. Free events on the day include a will making seminar by the Public...
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The Federal Magistrates Court (Bankruptcy) Amendment Rules 2008 (No.1) has been added to the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. These Rules amend the Federal Magistrates Court (Bankruptcy)...
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A Population Based Study Examining the Impact of Interpersonal Violence Victimisation on Mental Health is a report prepared for the Criminology Research Council by two researchers at Curtin...
Read more >The Hon Rex Smart QC has been reappointed as an acting�judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for the period commencing on 20 March 2008 and expiring on 19 March 2009.
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NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos has announced that the Hon Justice James Allsop will be the next president of the Court of Appeal. View the attorney's media release>
20 March 2008
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