This paper discusses proposals for reform of Australian privacy law, including for a new Commonwealth Act that would provide for a statutory cause of action for serious invasions of privacy, and invites the public to make submissions. Introduction This Inquiry comes at a time of continuing and rapid advances in technology with increasing capacities to...

This report contains 30 recommendations for reform. The key recommendation is for the introduction of a fair use exception to Australian copyright law.

This Issues Paper is the first consultation document in the ALRC’s Inquiry into Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks that deny or diminish the equal recognition of people with disability before the law, and their ability to exercise legal capacity.

This Issues Paper was released on 8 October 2013, signalling the first stage of public consultation for the Serious Invasions of Privacy Inquiry. The paper provides background information and highlights issues identified by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) as relevant to the Terms of Reference. The Issues Paper asks questions not just on issues...

This is the second stage in the consultation process in this Inquiry into whether the Copyright Act needs amendment to allow Australia to fully participate in a modern, digital economy. The first stage included the release of the Issues Paper, Copyright and the Digital Economy (ALRC IP 42), which generated 295 submissions. In releasing this...