Monthly Archives: November 2009

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland has welcomed the passage of legislation to create a national system of personal property securities (PPS) law. The Personal Property Securities Bill 2009 creates a single legal framework for lending using personal property as security. Personal property … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today tabled the Australian Government’s response to the House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s Older People and the Law Report. The Committee’s Report contains 48 recommendations addressing a range of legal issues facing older Australians, … Continue reading →

The Australian Government has welcomed the release of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission’s interim report on priorities for building in bushfire prone areas. The Australian Government supports the Commission’s recommendations on the three priorities identified in the report, namely: regulation … Continue reading →

The Australian and Northern Territory Governments and the Mirarr traditional owners today reached a landmark settlement agreement in the Jabiru native title claim. The claim, situated within the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park, includes the Jabiru township and is … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor have today launched a comprehensive framework for a more integrated and collaborative Commonwealth response to combat organised crime. The Commonwealth Organised Crime Strategic Framework will ensure Commonwealth intelligence, policy, regulatory … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland and the New Zealand Minister for Justice, Simon Power met today to discuss a new era of co-operation in dealing with trans-Tasman legal disputes. The Attorney-General has introduced the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Bill 2009 into the Australian Parliament … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland today approved further assistance to the New South Wales Government under the Australian Government Disaster Response Plan which is managed by Emergency Management Australia. The additional assistance will support New South Wales aerial fire fighting operations by … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor will tomorrow launch the Commonwealth Organised Crime Strategic Framework. The framework provides a whole of government approach to combating organised crime by drawing together intelligence and law enforcement capacity and … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland has today launched Australia’s first ever comprehensive Cyber Security Strategy. The strategy formalises the roles, responsibilities and policies of Australian intelligence, cyber and policing agencies to protect Australian internet users. The strategy identifies the priorities for the … Continue reading →

The Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management (the Council) met in Perth today in advance of the main bushfire, cyclone and flood season in Australia. The Council comprises emergency management Ministers from the Commonwealth, the states and territories, New … Continue reading →