As the various state and territory governments are bit-by-bit expanding the use of DNA databases, here are two suggestions that would increase public confidence (or make politicians think a bit more carefully a) To give public confidence in…
CLA has today (22 June 2006) called again for the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into sedition legislation to be extended for six months. “If Attorney-General Ruddock can extend the Cole Oil-for-Food Inquiry for three months, he should extend…
Good on Justice Ken Crispin for reading the riot act to ACT police and magistrates over their sloppy use of police search warrants in the ACT ("ACT court again criticises search warrant procedure", May 16, p3).
No…
CLA was the first organisation to congratulate Simon Corbell on his new appointment as Attorney-General, as well as Minister for Police and Emergency Services.
Read CLA’s media release.
CLA’s submission is available here »…
CLA view that Strict liability offences need re-think
Preamble
CLA believes that issues surrounding strict and absolute liability offences are fundamentally important in creating and enforcing just and fair laws. Poorly constructed laws invoking st…
CLA welcomes moves by the ACT Government to protect women through the Crimes (Offences Against Women) Amendment Bill 2005. The new legislation includes changes CLA proposed. Read CLA’s media release.
Katrina Williams’ letter (Letters, February 1) is strong on emotion but short on fact. She says she doesn’t know whether the judge or the law society is more wrong for the acquittal of James Cook, and she refers to the ACT’s "out of touch judges&q…
Procedure and evidence rules in the latest Guantanamo Bay Military Commission manual ignores the US Supreme Court’s 2006 ruling and try to re-define war crimes, says US/Australian lawyer Robert Briggs. The case against Hicks could swing on ‘evidence’ of…
For over five years, David Hicks has been confined for 23 to 24 hours a day in a single cell at Guantanamo Bay, deprived of human contact, natural light and fresh air.
Years ago, similar prison practices in Australia at Katin…