Monthly Archives: November 2011

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland announced today that the Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to strengthen the fight against nuclear terrorism.

Joint Media Release Attorney-General The Hon Robert McClelland MP Minister for Home Affairs and Justice The Hon Brendan O’Connor Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Justice Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the outcomes of today’s meeting of the Standing Council of … Continue reading →

The inaugural meeting of the Standing Council on Law and Justice (SCLJ) was held on 18 November 2011 in Launceston, Tasmania. The Tasmanian Attorney-General chaired the meeting. The Commonwealth, State and Territory Attorneys-General and the Commonwealth Minister for Home Affairs … Continue reading →

Joint Media Release Attorney-General The Hon Robert McClelland MP Minister for Home Affairs and Justice The Hon Brendan O’Connor Match-fixers could be jailed for 10 years after State and Territory law ministers today agreed to seek cabinet approval for nationally … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten Every Australian seeking to purchase or renew home and contents insurance will be offered flood cover using a common sense definition of ‘flood’ under proposals announced today … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced that the Document Verification Service (DVS) has processed its 200,000th document verification, helping government agencies prevent identity theft and fraud.

Attorney-General The Hon Robert McClelland MP Minister for Home Affairs and Justice The Hon Brendan O’Connor Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor today thanked State and Territory Governments for their ongoing work in the … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced Police and Emergency Management Ministers from Australia and New Zealand have agreed to implement improvements to the national Triple Zero service.

Attorney-General The Hon Robert McClelland MP Minister for Home Affairs and Justice The Hon Brendan O’Connor Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the agreement of State and Territory Police Ministers to support … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Hon. Robert McClelland MP Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Hon. Peter Ryan MP Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan today announced that local councils still rebuilding from … Continue reading →