CLA has lodged its first submission to the Consumer and Privacy Taskforce on the ID card. Lodgement followed a meeting with Task Force Member John TD Wood and official Ben Battison earlier in July. The meeting clarified viewpoints on both sides, and will…
CLA opinion at the request of Speaker Wayne Berry on ‘reasonable’ and ‘necessary’ provisions.
Read opinion here.
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission, asking the ALRC to request more time to conduct a proper inquiry.
Read submission here.
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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 submission to the community consultation process on the Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Powers) Bill 2006 on a wide range of issues.
Read submission here.
Submission to the Australia Law Reform Commission Inquiry into the uniform Evidence Acts.
Read CLA’s submission here(174kb file).
CLA made two submissions to the Victorian consultation on a possible charter of human rights.
Read paperes here (126 kb PDF file).
Support from the CLA in writing for the proposed ACT recognition of same-sex (Civil Union) relationships.
Read CLA’s paper here (57kb PDF file).
CLA position paper to the 12-month review
Read paper here (157kb PDF file).