Monthly Archives: November 2009

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland today approved assistance to New South Wales under the Australian Government Disaster Response Plan which is managed by Emergency Management Australia. New South Wales is currently experiencing Severe to Catastrophic fire conditions across the State, with twelve … Continue reading →

The Australian Government today welcomed the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Australia was among the first nations to become a party to the Convention in December 1990, which has now been ratified … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the passage through the Senate of the Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009. The Bill introduces reforms to the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, the Family Law Act 1975, and the … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today introduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture Prohibition and Death Penalty Abolition) Bill 2009. The Bill implements a specific Commonwealth offence of torture into the Commonwealth Criminal Code. The new offence will operate concurrently with existing offences … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the release of two new discussion papers by the National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce. The first paper sets out a proposal for a new National Legal Services Ombudsman. The discussion paper outlines a range of … Continue reading →

At the meeting of the Quintet of Attorneys General of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America and the Attorney General for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in recognition of UK Pro Bono Week, the following was … Continue reading →

London The Attorneys General of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America met with the Attorney General of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland as a Quintet for the first time on 9 November 2009 in … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today announced that the Commonwealth Government will provide financial assistance to communities affected by recent flooding in parts of the New South Wales mid-north coast. Commonwealth assistance is being provided to the New South Wales Government through … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, will today travel to London for the first ‘Quintet’ meeting of Attorneys-General from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The Quintet meeting of common law countries seeks to share ideas and deal with … Continue reading →

The Commonwealth and State and Territory Governments today endorsed the National Indigenous Law and Justice Framework to tackle serious Indigenous law and justice issues. This framework represents the first nationally agreed approach to Indigenous law and justice. Developed by the … Continue reading →