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Amendments to Court of Appeal Practice Note

On 27 March 2009, the chief justice ammended Practice Note SC CA 1 - Court of Appeal. The amended Note has a new paragraph (number 24) covering related appeals or applications and the paragraph...

Bikie control legislation passed in the upper house

The Crimes (Criminal Organisation Control) Bill 2009 was introduced into the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon and passed after a brief debate. Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon raised a number of Bar...

Wood Inquiry legislation passes upper house, with amendments

The Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Bill 2009 was debated in the Legislative Council last night. A number of amendments were passed, based upon recommendations made by...

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Law Council says the Australian Government has taken an historic step forward in its formal recognition of the human rights of Indigenous Australians by officially lending its support to an...

Legislation to note: Succession Amendment (Intestacy) Bill 2009

The Government introducedï¿½ the Succession Amendment (Intestacy) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The Bill is intended to implement the recommendations of the National Committee...

Debate on Wood Inquiry Bill

Debate in the Legislative Council on the Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Bill 2009 began yesterday in the Legislative Council. The Bar Association has provided briefings...

NSW Government flags changes to intestacy laws

Spouses will automatically inherit the estates of their partners when their partners donât leave a will, under new laws to be introduced to NSW Parliament today, said Attorney General John...

Rachel Pepper appointed to the Land and Environment Court

New South Wales Bar Association Secretary Rachel Pepper has been appointed as a judge of the Land and Environment Court, Attorney General John Hatzistergos announced today.

"In a 14-year legal...

Buchanan J appointed to AAT

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the appointment of Justice Robert Buchanan as a presidential member and acting president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Learn more>

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Colefax SC appointed to District Court

NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos today announced the appointment of Andrew Colefax SC as a judge of the District Court. Mr Colefax was called to the bar in 1988 and took silk in 2004. Recently,...